Other / mixed grade configuration · Boston, MA

Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School

Federal NCES profile for Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 36/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 250054302763Charter school
0/100100/10036/100
👥 S:T ratio
38
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
41
📋 Attendance
36
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School earns 36/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 90% of Massachusetts schools.

#7 of 11
schools in Boston · Resource Index
36
Resource Index · Typical
15.4:1
large classes for Massachusetts
293
students enrolled

Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School has class sizes larger than 90% of Massachusetts schools. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School ranks #7 of 11 schools in Boston, MA.

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

+10 students YoY

Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School held near 288 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+10 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 19.5 → 19.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

+10 students YoY 250054302763 · Boston, MA Other · SMALL · CHARTER

293 enr · 15.4:1 · RII 36

Nearest enrollment peer: Ws Harlan Elementary School (293 students)

Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School held near 288 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+10 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 19.5 → 19.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Massachusetts schools → · Find another →

How Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School compares

Dudley Street Neighborhood 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 15.4:1 ▲ 25% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 293 top 72% - -

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

15.4:1
Leaner classes than 43% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
293
Bigger than 31% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
15.4:1
students per teacher - 25% above state mean
Top 90% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 10% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
25.6%
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
$27,770
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 293 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

African American 56.3%
Hispanic or Latino 37.5%
White 3.4%
Two or More 1.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian 0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.3%

Largest group: African American at 56.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 54.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 54.1, Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School is more mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.

Programs

District finance for Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School (District) reports $27,770 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar other schools in Boston

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 Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School

How many students attend Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School?

Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School has 293 students enrolled. It is a public school in Boston, MA. CCD year-over-year: 278 (2022-23) → 288 (2023-24), nearly flat (+10).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School?

The student-teacher ratio at Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School is 15.4:1, which is 25% higher than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 2% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School?

The largest demographic group at Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School is African American at 56.3% of enrollment, in Boston, MA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 54.1/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School?

Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School has a Resource Investment Index of 36/100 (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 Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School rank among schools in Boston?

By Resource Investment Index, Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School ranks #7 of 11 schools in Boston, MA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Boston on the city page.

What other schools are in Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School (District)?

None; Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School (District) is a single-school charter district, and Dudley Street Neighborhood 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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