Roxbury Preparatory Charter (District)

Public school district · Suffolk County · Massachusetts · NCES district ID 2500063

Roxbury Preparatory Charter (District) spent $28,597 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 95% of the other Massachusetts districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $21,173). Its one school enrolled 1,126 students in 2024-25; 5.1% of its revenue came from the state. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80-84% (Massachusetts: 89.2%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Massachusetts districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Roxbury Preparatory Charter (District) in enrollment (1,277 to 1,328 students) and Roxbury Preparatory Charter (District) itself.

Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Roxbury Preparatory Charter (District), FY23Shawsheen Valley Technical High School $31,707; Roxbury Preparatory Charter (District) $28,597; Nauset $27,667; Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical $27,255; Whittier Regional Vocational Technical District $24,713; Bristol-Plymouth Reg Tech $24,147; Southborough $23,795; Sutton $19,173; Georgetown Public Schools $18,826; Atlantis Charter (District) $18,457; State median, 1,000+ students $21,173.15k20k25k30k35kShawsheen Valley Technical Hig…$31,707Roxbury Preparatory Charter (D…$28,597Nauset$27,667Northeast Metropolitan Regiona…$27,255Whittier Regional Vocational T…$24,713Bristol-Plymouth Reg Tech$24,147Southborough$23,795Sutton$19,173Georgetown Public Schools$18,826Atlantis Charter (District)$18,457State median, 1,000+ students $21,173
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Roxbury Preparatory Charter (District), FY23Shawsheen Valley Technical High School $31,707; Roxbury Preparatory Charter (District) $28,597; Nauset $27,667; Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical $27,255; Whittier Regional Vocational Technical District $24,713; Bristol-Plymouth Reg Tech $24,147; Southborough $23,795; Sutton $19,173; Georgetown Public Schools $18,826; Atlantis Charter (District) $18,457; State median, 1,000+ students $21,173.15k20k25k30k35kShawsheen Valley Technical High Sch…$31,707Roxbury Preparatory Charter (Distri…$28,597Nauset$27,667Northeast Metropolitan Regional Voc…$27,255Whittier Regional Vocational Techni…$24,713Bristol-Plymouth Reg Tech$24,147Southborough$23,795Sutton$19,173Georgetown Public Schools$18,826Atlantis Charter (District)$18,457State median, 1,000+ students $21,173
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Roxbury Preparatory Charter (District), FY23Shawsheen Valley Technical High School $31,707; Roxbury Preparatory Charter (District) $28,597; Nauset $27,667; Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical $27,255; Whittier Regional Vocational Technical District $24,713; Bristol-Plymouth Reg Tech $24,147; Southborough $23,795; Sutton $19,173; Georgetown Public Schools $18,826; Atlantis Charter (District) $18,457; State median, 1,000+ students $21,173.15k25k35kShawsheen Valley Technical High School$31,707Roxbury Preparatory Charter (District)$28,597Nauset$27,667Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational…$27,255Whittier Regional Vocational Technical Dist…$24,713Bristol-Plymouth Reg Tech$24,147Southborough$23,795Sutton$19,173Georgetown Public Schools$18,826Atlantis Charter (District)$18,457State median, 1,000+ students $21,173
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Roxbury Preparatory Charter (District), FY23Shawsheen Valley Technical High School $31,707; Roxbury Preparatory Charter (District) $28,597; Nauset $27,667; Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical $27,255; Whittier Regional Vocational Technical District $24,713; Bristol-Plymouth Reg Tech $24,147; Southborough $23,795; Sutton $19,173; Georgetown Public Schools $18,826; Atlantis Charter (District) $18,457; State median, 1,000+ students $21,173.15k25k35kShawsheen Valley Technical High School$31,707Roxbury Preparatory Charter (District)$28,597Nauset$27,667Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocatio…$27,255Whittier Regional Vocational Technical…$24,713Bristol-Plymouth Reg Tech$24,147Southborough$23,795Sutton$19,173Georgetown Public Schools$18,826Atlantis Charter (District)$18,457State median, 1,000+ students $21,173

Where the money came from

$43,909,000 in revenue: 5.1% state, 75.5% local and 19.3% federal. Total spending including $34,000 of capital outlay was $37,605,000, or $29,039 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Roxbury Preparatory Charter (District) revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $2,257,000; Local $33,166,000; Federal $8,486,000; total $43,909,000.
  • State$2,257,000 5%
  • Local$33,166,000 76%
  • Federal$8,486,000 19%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 243 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,295 students in 2022-23, 1,138 students in 2023-24, 1,126 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Roxbury Preparatory Charter (District) enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,295, 2023-24: 1,138, 2024-25: 1,12605001k1.5k2022-231,2952023-241,1382024-251,126
Roxbury Preparatory Charter (District) enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,295, 2023-24: 1,138, 2024-25: 1,12605001k1.5k2022-231,2952023-241,1382024-251,126
Roxbury Preparatory Charter (District) enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,295, 2023-24: 1,138, 2024-25: 1,12605001k1.5k2022-231,2952023-241,1382024-251,126
Roxbury Preparatory Charter (District) enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,295, 2023-24: 1,138, 2024-25: 1,12605001k1.5k2022-231,2952023-241,1382024-251,126

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,295113.711.4
2023-241,13848.223.6
2024-251,12643.625.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Roxbury Preparatory Charter (District) scored proficient or above: 28% in reading and 22% in math, against 43.7% in reading and 40.7% in math across Massachusetts. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Massachusetts, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtMassachusettsStudents tested
Reading and language arts28%43.7%971
Math22%40.7%970

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

80-84% of the 122 students in Roxbury Preparatory Charter (District)'s class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.2% across Massachusetts. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtMassachusetts
Four-year graduation rate80‑84%89.2%
Students in the class12272,602

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 high school, 1,126 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Roxbury Preparatory Charter School1,12625.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Roxbury Preparatory Charter (District)

  1. Massachusetts districts by spending per studentRoxbury Preparatory Charter (District) ranks 14 of 243 Massachusetts districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($28,597).#14 of 243
  2. Every school district in MassachusettsRoxbury Preparatory Charter (District) is the number 205 by size of 397 Massachusetts districts, with 1,295 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#205 of 397
  3. Bristol-Plymouth Reg Tech School DistrictThe next larger Massachusetts district: 1,310 students in fall 2022, $24,147 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$24,147
  4. Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational TechnicalThe next smaller Massachusetts district: 1,292 students in fall 2022, $27,255 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$27,255
  5. Compare Roxbury Preparatory Charter (District) with Bristol-Plymouth Reg Tech School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Roxbury Preparatory Charter School, its largest high school1,126 students in 2024-25, 25.8 per teacher.1,126
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Roxbury Preparatory Charter (District)

  1. How many schools and students are in Roxbury Preparatory Charter (District)?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 high), enrolling 1,126 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Roxbury Preparatory Charter (District) spend per student?
    $28,597 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Massachusetts median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $21,173 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does Roxbury Preparatory Charter (District)'s money come from?
    $43,909,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 5.1% state, 75.5% local and 19.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How do students in Roxbury Preparatory Charter (District) do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Roxbury Preparatory Charter (District) scored proficient or above: 28% in reading and 22% in math, against 43.7% in reading and 40.7% in math across Massachusetts. Massachusetts's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  5. What is the graduation rate in Roxbury Preparatory Charter (District)?
    80-84% of the 122 students in Roxbury Preparatory Charter (District)'s class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.2% across Massachusetts. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  6. What is Roxbury Preparatory Charter (District)'s NCES district ID?
    2500063. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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