Other / mixed grade configuration · Adams, MA

Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public School

Federal NCES profile for Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 41/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 250007901842Charter school
0/100100/10041/100
👥 S:T ratio
65
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
64
📋 Attendance
3
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public School earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% of Massachusetts schools.

41
Resource Index · Typical
8.7:1
small classes for Massachusetts
364
students enrolled

Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public School has class sizes smaller than 92% of Massachusetts schools. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+49 students YoY

Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public School grew from 316 students in 2022-23 to 365 in 2023-24 (+15.5%).

Teacher FTE lost 42.1 → 35.3 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Growing CCD campus

+49 students YoY 250007901842 · Adams, MA Other · SMALL · CHARTER

364 enr · 8.7:1 · RII 41

Nearest enrollment peer: Charles F Hard Elementary School (364 students)

Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public School grew from 316 students in 2022-23 to 365 in 2023-24 (+15.5%). Teacher FTE lost 42.1 → 35.3 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Massachusetts schools → · Find another →

How Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public School compares

Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public School is a growing campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Massachusetts and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Massachusetts Massachusetts avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 8.7:1 ▼ 29% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 364 top 60% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

8.7:1
Leaner classes than 93% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
364
Bigger than 42% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
8.7:1
students per teacher - 29% below state mean
Top 8% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 92% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
38.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$28,943
per pupil, district-wide - above Massachusetts avg of $23,695
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 182 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
11
in-school suspensions + 22 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 3.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 9.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 66.9%
Hispanic or Latino 17.0%
African American 9.3%
Two or More 6.2%
Asian 0.6%

Largest group: White at 66.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 51.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 51.1, Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public School is more mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.

Programs

AP courses offered 4

District finance for Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public (District) reports $28,943 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar other schools in Adams

1 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public School

How many students attend Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public School?

Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public School has 364 students enrolled. It is a public school in Adams, MA. CCD year-over-year: 316 (2022-23) → 365 (2023-24), up 49.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public School?

The student-teacher ratio at Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public School is 8.7:1, which is 29% lower than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 45% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public School?

The largest demographic group at Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public School is White at 66.9% of enrollment, in Adams, MA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 51.1/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public School?

Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public School has a Resource Investment Index of 41/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public (District)?

None; Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public (District) is a single-school charter district, and Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public School is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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