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Fitchburg, Massachusetts - 1 schools
An equity score of 37/100 ranks Sizer School: a North Central Charter Essential (District) #196 of 362 districts in Massachusetts (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,783 per pupil, Sizer School: a North Central Charter Essential (District) ranks #261 of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending (Massachusetts districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Sizer School: a North Central Charter Essential (District) operates 1 public schools serving 344 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 Worcester County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,783 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending. See how Massachusetts compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 79.8% local, 9.4% state, and 10.9% 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 37/100, ranked #196 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 (4 AP courses district-wide), a 57.8:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 58.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 57.0% White, 26.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.5% African American across the district's schools.
Sizer School: a North Central Charter Essential School accounts for 82.0% of all Sizer School: a North Central Charter Essential (District) student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Sizer School: a North Central Charter Essential (District) a distant remainder — means Sizer School: a North Central Charter Essential (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.
Sizer School: a North Central Charter Essential (District) student-counselor ratio is 58:1 — 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.
Sizer School: a North Central Charter Essential (District) chronic absenteeism rate is 58.5% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Comparisons are relative to Sizer School: a North Central Charter Essential (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 Sizer School: a North Central Charter Essential (District)?
Sizer School: a North Central Charter Essential (District) has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 344 students.
How much does Sizer School: a North Central Charter Essential (District) spend per student?
Sizer School: a North Central Charter Essential (District) spends $19,783 per student. The district has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #196 in Massachusetts.
What is the demographic composition of Sizer School: a North Central Charter Essential (District)?
Sizer School: a North Central Charter Essential (District) students are 57.0% White, 26.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.5% African American, 1.1% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Sizer School: a North Central Charter Essential (District)?
Sizer School: a North Central Charter Essential (District) has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #196 out of 362 districts in Massachusetts.