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An equity score of 44/100 ranks Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence (Distric #132 of 362 districts in Massachusetts (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $23,009 per pupil, Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence (Distric ranks #147 of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending (Massachusetts districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence (Distric operates 1 public schools serving 352 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 Hampden County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $23,009 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending. See how Massachusetts compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 74.2% local, 7.9% state, and 17.9% 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 44/100, ranked #132 of 362 in Massachusetts against a state average of 38, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 177:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 35.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 66.7% Hispanic or Latino, 25.7% African American, 2.3% Asian across the district's schools.
Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence accounts for 100.0% of all Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence (Distric student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence (Distric a distant remainder — means Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence (Distric-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.
Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence (Distric student-counselor ratio is 177:1 — 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.
Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence (Distric chronic absenteeism rate is 35.6% — 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 Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence (Distric'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 Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence (Distric?
Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence (Distric has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 352 students.
How much does Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence (Distric spend per student?
Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence (Distric spends $23,009 per student. The district has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #132 in Massachusetts.
What is the demographic composition of Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence (Distric?
Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence (Distric students are 66.7% Hispanic or Latino, 25.7% African American, 2.3% Asian, 2.0% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence (Distric?
Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence (Distric has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #132 out of 362 districts in Massachusetts.