Middle school (grades 6-8) · East Harwich, MA

Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School

Federal NCES profile for Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 41/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 250002400516Charter school
0/100100/10041/100
👥 S:T ratio
52
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
40
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Massachusetts median. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Massachusetts schools.

41
Resource Index · Typical
12:1
students per teacher
251
students enrolled

Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School has class sizes near the Massachusetts median. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.

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

+1 students YoY

Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School held near 251 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+1 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 21.4 → 22.5 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

+1 students YoY 250002400516 · East Harwich, MA Middle · SMALL · CHARTER

251 enr · 12:1 · RII 41

Nearest enrollment peer: Laingsburg Middle School (251 students)

Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School held near 251 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+1 headcount). Teacher FTE added 21.4 → 22.5 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Massachusetts schools → · Find another →

How Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School compares

Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Massachusetts and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Massachusetts Massachusetts avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 12:1 ▼ 2% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 251 top 80% - -

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

12:1
Leaner classes than 75% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
251
Bigger than 25% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
12:1
students per teacher - 2% below state mean
Top 52% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 48% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
23.9%
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
$22,028
per pupil, district-wide - below 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
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 3 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 88.4%
Hispanic or Latino 5.2%
African American 2.8%
Two or More 2.4%
Asian 1.2%

Largest group: White at 88.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 21.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 21.4, Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School is less mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.

Programs

District finance for Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter (District) reports $22,028 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide middle 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 Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School

How many students attend Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School?

Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School has 251 students enrolled. It is a middle school in East Harwich, MA. CCD year-over-year: 250 (2022-23) → 251 (2023-24), nearly flat (+1).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School?

The student-teacher ratio at Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School is 12:1, which is 2% lower than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 24% 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 Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School?

The largest demographic group at Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School is White at 88.4% of enrollment, in East Harwich, MA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School?

Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School has a Resource Investment Index of 41/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter (District)?

None; Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter (District) is a single-school charter district, and Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter 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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