Frederick Harris vs Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence

How do these schools compare?

Metric Frederick Harris Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence
Location Springfield, MA Springfield, MA
School Type regular regular
Grade Level elementary elementary
Enrollment 570 354
Student:Teacher Ratio 12.2:1 9.6:1
Free/Reduced Lunch - -
Charter School No Yes
Magnet School No No
Title I Yes Yes

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Frederick Harris Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $26,729 $24,622
District Springfield Public Schools Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence (Distric

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Frederick Harris Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence
White 12.5% 2.0%
African American 20.5% 25.7%
Hispanic or Latino 54.6% 66.7%
Asian 4.6% 2.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.9% 1.1%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0%
Multiracial 7.0% 2.3%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Frederick Harris Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence
AP Courses Offered - -
Gifted Program No No
Counselor Ratio 256:1 174:1
Chronic Absenteeism 28.9% 31.8%
IDEA Students - -
In-School Suspensions 0 9
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools.