High school (grades 9-12) · Lowell, MA

Leblanc Therapeutic Day School

Federal NCES profile for Leblanc Therapeutic Day School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 41/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 250702002732
0/100100/10041/100
👥 S:T ratio
84
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Leblanc Therapeutic Day School earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Massachusetts schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Massachusetts.

#2 of 4
high schools in Lowell · Resource Index
41
Resource Index · Typical
4:1
small classes for Massachusetts
36
students enrolled

Leblanc Therapeutic Day School has class sizes smaller than 99% of Massachusetts schools. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Leblanc Therapeutic Day School ranks #2 of 4 high schools in Lowell, MA.

School address

Enrollment

36

Massachusetts · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

9.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

4:1

vs 12.3:1 Massachusetts avg

-67% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Leblanc Therapeutic Day School compares with Massachusetts and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Leblanc Therapeutic Day School

Leblanc Therapeutic Day School is a small high school in Lowell, Massachusetts, enrolling 36 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 4:1, Leblanc Therapeutic Day School is leaner than roughly 99% of Massachusetts schools and 67% under the state's 12.3:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 99% of Massachusetts schools, with 36 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 95% of the 1,831 Massachusetts schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (44%) and White (36%) (diversity index 66/100).

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

Discipline events run high: 30 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 36 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.

The federal civil-rights collection also records 1 expulsion at this campus for 2021-22.

Among Lowell's high schools, it stands alongside Lowell High (3,446 students): Leblanc Therapeutic Day School is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (4:1 vs 14.9:1).

Lowell also operates Lowell High (3,446 students) and Rogers Stem Academy (892 students) alongside Leblanc Therapeutic Day School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Leblanc Therapeutic Day School compares

Leblanc Therapeutic Day School on the metrics families compare, against Massachusetts and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Massachusetts Massachusetts avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 4:1 ▼ 67% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 36 top 99% - -

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

4:1
Leaner classes than 99% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
36
Bigger than 4% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
4:1
students per teacher - 67% below state mean
Top 1% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 99% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$19,674
per pupil, district-wide - below Massachusetts avg of $22,458
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
8
in-school suspensions + 22 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 22.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 83.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 1 expulsion.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 44.4%
White 36.1%
Two or More 11.1%
Asian 5.6%
African American 2.8%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 44.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 65.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 65.6, Leblanc Therapeutic Day School is more mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.

Programs

AP program Not offered

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Lowell, which includes Leblanc Therapeutic Day School.

$19,674
Per student
-12%
vs Massachusetts
Avg $22,458
+19%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 5.6%
State 80.4%
Federal 14.0%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Leblanc Therapeutic Day School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Lowell High Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Rogers Stem Academy Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
James S Daley Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Dr an Wang School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
James Sullivan Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Leblanc Therapeutic Day School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Lowell · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high schools in Lowell

3 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.

Similar high schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Massachusetts, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Leblanc Therapeutic Day School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Leblanc Therapeutic Day School

How many students attend Leblanc Therapeutic Day School?

Leblanc Therapeutic Day School has 36 students enrolled. It is a high school in Lowell, MA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Leblanc Therapeutic Day School?

The student-teacher ratio at Leblanc Therapeutic Day School is 4:1, which is 67% lower than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 75% 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 Leblanc Therapeutic Day School?

The largest demographic group at Leblanc Therapeutic Day School is Hispanic or Latino at 44.4% of enrollment, in Lowell, MA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 65.6/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Leblanc Therapeutic Day School?

Leblanc Therapeutic Day School has a Resource Investment Index of 41/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Leblanc Therapeutic Day School rank among high schools in Lowell?

By Resource Investment Index, Leblanc Therapeutic Day School ranks #2 of 4 high schools in Lowell, MA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in Lowell on the city page.

Is Leblanc Therapeutic Day School a good school?

Leblanc Therapeutic Day School earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Massachusetts schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Massachusetts. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Lowell?

Besides Leblanc Therapeutic Day School, Lowell also operates Lowell High (3,446 students), Rogers Stem Academy (892 students), and James S Daley Middle School (669 students). See the Lowell district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 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.

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