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Lowell, Massachusetts - 1 schools
An equity score of 18/100 ranks Lowell Community Charter Public (District) #345 of 362 districts in Massachusetts (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,585 per pupil, Lowell Community Charter Public (District) ranks #274 of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending (Massachusetts districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Lowell Community Charter Public (District) operates 1 public schools serving 813 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Massachusetts. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined 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 Middlesex County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,585 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 78.5% local, 7.6% state, and 14.0% 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 18/100, ranked #345 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 272:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 14.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 47.2% Hispanic or Latino, 24.3% African American, 16.8% Asian across the district's schools.
Lowell Community Charter Public School accounts for 100.0% of all Lowell Community Charter Public (District) student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Lowell Community Charter Public (District) a distant remainder — means Lowell Community Charter Public (District)-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Lowell Community Charter Public (District) student-counselor ratio is 272:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Lowell Community Charter Public (District) is typically wider than the Lowell Community Charter Public (District)-aggregate figure suggests.
Lowell Community Charter Public (District) chronic absenteeism rate is 14.8% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Comparisons are relative to Lowell Community Charter Public (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 Lowell Community Charter Public (District)?
Lowell Community Charter Public (District) has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 813 students.
How much does Lowell Community Charter Public (District) spend per student?
Lowell Community Charter Public (District) spends $19,585 per student. The district has an equity score of 18/100, ranking #345 in Massachusetts.
What is the demographic composition of Lowell Community Charter Public (District)?
Lowell Community Charter Public (District) students are 47.2% Hispanic or Latino, 24.3% African American, 16.8% Asian, 7.2% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lowell Community Charter Public (District)?
Lowell Community Charter Public (District) has an equity score of 18/100, ranking #345 out of 362 districts in Massachusetts.