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Chelsea, Massachusetts - 1 schools
An equity score of 23/100 ranks Phoenix Academy Charter Public High School Chelsea (District #315 of 362 districts in Massachusetts (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $26,778 per pupil, Phoenix Academy Charter Public High School Chelsea (District ranks #59 of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending (Massachusetts districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
203
Total Enrollment
1
Schools
$26,778
Per-Pupil Spending
High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Phoenix Academy Charter Public High School Chelsea (District operates 1 public schools serving 203 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Massachusetts. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high 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 $26,778 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 91.1% local, 4.2% state, and 4.8% 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 23/100, ranked #315 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 220:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, . Demographically, the student body averages 84.3% Hispanic or Latino, 8.1% African American, 4.6% White across the district's schools.
Phoenix Academy Charter Public High School Chelsea accounts for 97.5% of all Phoenix Academy Charter Public High School Chelsea (District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Phoenix Academy Charter Public High School Chelsea (District a distant remainder — means Phoenix Academy Charter Public High School Chelsea (District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Phoenix Academy Charter Public High School Chelsea (District student-counselor ratio is 220:1 — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Phoenix Academy Charter Public High School Chelsea (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 Phoenix Academy Charter Public High School Chelsea (District?
Phoenix Academy Charter Public High School Chelsea (District has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 203 students.
How much does Phoenix Academy Charter Public High School Chelsea (District spend per student?
Phoenix Academy Charter Public High School Chelsea (District spends $26,778 per student. The district has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #315 in Massachusetts.
What is the demographic composition of Phoenix Academy Charter Public High School Chelsea (District?
Phoenix Academy Charter Public High School Chelsea (District students are 84.3% Hispanic or Latino, 8.1% African American, 4.6% White, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Phoenix Academy Charter Public High School Chelsea (District?
Phoenix Academy Charter Public High School Chelsea (District has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #315 out of 362 districts in Massachusetts.