South End Middle School vs Veritas Preparatory Charter School

How do these schools compare?

Metric South End Middle School Veritas Preparatory Charter School
Location Springfield, MA Springfield, MA
School Type regular regular
Grade Level middle middle
Enrollment 163 712
Student:Teacher Ratio 9:1 9.9:1
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 South End Middle School Veritas Preparatory Charter School
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $26,729 $30,349
District Springfield Public Schools Veritas Preparatory Charter School (District)

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25

Group South End Middle School Veritas Preparatory Charter School
White 3.1% 4.8%
African American 19.6% 19.3%
Hispanic or Latino 73.6% 71.2%
Asian 0.0% 1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.0% 0.3%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.1%
Multiracial 3.7% 3.4%

Academic Resources & Climate

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

Metric South End Middle School Veritas Preparatory Charter School
AP Courses Offered - -
Gifted Program No No
Counselor Ratio 113:1 191:1
Chronic Absenteeism 51.9% 24.8%
IDEA Students - -
In-School Suspensions 3 7
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.