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Malden, Massachusetts - 1 schools
An equity score of 2/100 ranks Mystic Valley Regional Charter (District) #361 of 362 districts in Massachusetts (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,052 per pupil, Mystic Valley Regional Charter (District) ranks #388 of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending (Massachusetts districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,608
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$16,052
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Mystic Valley Regional Charter (District) operates 1 public schools serving 1,608 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 $16,052 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 40 of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending. See how Massachusetts compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 86.3% local, 8.8% state, and 4.9% 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 2/100, ranked #361 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 1061.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 8.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 32.7% Asian, 32.5% White, 16.8% African American across the district's schools.
Mystic Valley Regional Charter School accounts for 100.0% of all Mystic Valley Regional Charter (District) student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Mystic Valley Regional Charter (District) a distant remainder — means Mystic Valley Regional Charter (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.
Mystic Valley Regional Charter (District) student-counselor ratio is 1061:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Mystic Valley Regional Charter (District) chronic absenteeism rate is 8.1% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Comparisons are relative to Mystic Valley Regional Charter (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 Mystic Valley Regional Charter (District)?
Mystic Valley Regional Charter (District) has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,608 students.
How much does Mystic Valley Regional Charter (District) spend per student?
Mystic Valley Regional Charter (District) spends $16,052 per student. The district has an equity score of 2/100, ranking #361 in Massachusetts.
What is the demographic composition of Mystic Valley Regional Charter (District)?
Mystic Valley Regional Charter (District) students are 32.7% Asian, 32.5% White, 16.8% African American, 13.4% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mystic Valley Regional Charter (District)?
Mystic Valley Regional Charter (District) has an equity score of 2/100, ranking #361 out of 362 districts in Massachusetts.