Other / mixed grade configuration · Lawrence, MA

Community Day Charter Public School

Federal NCES profile for Community Day Charter Public School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 44/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 250002700535Charter school
0/100100/10044/100
👥 S:T ratio
58
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
88
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Community Day Charter Public School earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 75% of Massachusetts schools. It is also one of the largest schools in Massachusetts.

#2 of 9
schools in Lawrence · Resource Index
44
Resource Index · Typical
10.4:1
small classes for Massachusetts
1,200
students enrolled

Community Day Charter Public School has class sizes smaller than 75% of Massachusetts schools. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Community Day Charter Public School ranks #2 of 9 schools in Lawrence, MA.

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

+5 students YoY

Community Day Charter Public School held near 1,200 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+5 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 115.9 → 135.5 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

+5 students YoY 250002700535 · Lawrence, MA Other · MID · CHARTER

1,200 enr · 10.4:1 · RII 44

Nearest enrollment peer: South Mckeel Academy (1,200 students)

Community Day Charter Public School held near 1,200 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+5 headcount). Teacher FTE added 115.9 → 135.5 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Massachusetts schools → · Find another →

How Community Day Charter Public School compares

Community Day Charter Public 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 10.4:1 ▼ 15% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 1,200 top 5% - -

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

10.4:1
Leaner classes than 87% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
1,200
Bigger than 94% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
10.4:1
students per teacher - 15% below state mean
Top 25% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 75% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
4.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$23,172
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
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 600 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 95.7%
African American 1.4%
White 1.3%
Two or More 1.0%
Asian 0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 95.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 8.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 8.4, Community Day Charter Public School is less mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.

Programs

District finance for Community Day Charter Public School (District) reports $23,172 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar other schools in Lawrence

6 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 Community Day Charter Public School

How many students attend Community Day Charter Public School?

Community Day Charter Public School has 1,200 students enrolled. It is a public school in Lawrence, MA. CCD year-over-year: 1,195 (2022-23) → 1,200 (2023-24), nearly flat (+5).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Community Day Charter Public School?

The student-teacher ratio at Community Day Charter Public School is 10.4:1, which is 15% lower than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 34% 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 Community Day Charter Public School?

The largest demographic group at Community Day Charter Public School is Hispanic or Latino at 95.7% of enrollment, in Lawrence, MA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Community Day Charter Public School?

Community Day Charter Public School has a Resource Investment Index of 44/100 (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).

How does Community Day Charter Public School rank among schools in Lawrence?

By Resource Investment Index, Community Day Charter Public School ranks #2 of 9 schools in Lawrence, MA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Lawrence on the city page.

What other schools are in Community Day Charter Public School (District)?

None; Community Day Charter Public School (District) is a single-school charter district, and Community Day 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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