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Worcester, Massachusetts - 1 schools
An equity score of 22/100 ranks Learning First Charter Public School (District) #321 of 362 districts in Massachusetts (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,130 per pupil, Learning First Charter Public School (District) ranks #244 of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending (Massachusetts districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Learning First Charter Public School (District) operates 1 public schools serving 667 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Massachusetts. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Worcester County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $20,130 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending. See how Massachusetts compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 63.9% local, 11.7% state, and 24.4% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 22/100, ranked #321 of 362 in Massachusetts against a state average of 38, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 222:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 33.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 49.1% Hispanic or Latino, 43.7% African American, 5.4% White across the district's schools.
Learning First Charter Public School accounts for 99.9% of all Learning First Charter Public School (District) student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Learning First Charter Public School (District) a distant remainder — means Learning First Charter Public School (District)-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Learning First Charter Public School (District) student-counselor ratio is 222:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Learning First Charter Public School (District) chronic absenteeism rate is 33.2% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Learning First Charter Public School (District)'s own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Learning First Charter Public School (District)?
Learning First Charter Public School (District) has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 667 students.
How much does Learning First Charter Public School (District) spend per student?
Learning First Charter Public School (District) spends $20,130 per student. The district has an equity score of 22/100, ranking #321 in Massachusetts.
What is the demographic composition of Learning First Charter Public School (District)?
Learning First Charter Public School (District) students are 49.1% Hispanic or Latino, 43.7% African American, 5.4% White, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Learning First Charter Public School (District)?
Learning First Charter Public School (District) has an equity score of 22/100, ranking #321 out of 362 districts in Massachusetts.