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Dorchester, Massachusetts - 1 schools
An equity score of 45/100 ranks Neighborhood House Charter (District) #117 of 362 districts in Massachusetts (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $27,789 per pupil, Neighborhood House Charter (District) ranks #46 of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending (Massachusetts districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
766
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$27,789
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Neighborhood House Charter (District) operates 1 public schools serving 766 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 Suffolk County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $27,789 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 81.8% local, 8.8% state, and 9.4% 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 45/100, ranked #117 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 142.9:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 34.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 50.4% African American, 31.8% Hispanic or Latino, 8.5% White across the district's schools.
Neighborhood House Charter School accounts for 100.0% of all Neighborhood House Charter (District) student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Neighborhood House Charter (District) a distant remainder — means Neighborhood House 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.
Neighborhood House Charter (District) student-counselor ratio is 143:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 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.
Neighborhood House Charter (District) chronic absenteeism rate is 34.9% — 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 Neighborhood House 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 Neighborhood House Charter (District)?
Neighborhood House Charter (District) has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 766 students.
How much does Neighborhood House Charter (District) spend per student?
Neighborhood House Charter (District) spends $27,789 per student. The district has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #117 in Massachusetts.
What is the demographic composition of Neighborhood House Charter (District)?
Neighborhood House Charter (District) students are 50.4% African American, 31.8% Hispanic or Latino, 8.5% White, 2.4% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Neighborhood House Charter (District)?
Neighborhood House Charter (District) has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #117 out of 362 districts in Massachusetts.