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

Map Academy Charter School

Federal NCES profile for Map Academy Charter School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 23/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 250058902885Charter school
0/100100/10023/100
👥 S:T ratio
50
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Map Academy Charter School earns 23/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Massachusetts median.

#3 of 3
high schools in Plymouth · Resource Index
23
Resource Index · Lower
12.5:1
students per teacher
301
students enrolled

Map Academy Charter School has class sizes near the Massachusetts median. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Map Academy Charter School ranks #3 of 3 high schools in Plymouth, MA.

Enrollment

301

Massachusetts · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

24.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

12.5:1

vs 12.3:1 Massachusetts avg

+2% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Map Academy Charter School compares with Massachusetts and U.S. medians

Slightly above state median
0:135:112.5:1

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

What stands out at Map Academy Charter School

Map Academy Charter School is a mid-sized charter high school in Plymouth, Massachusetts, enrolling 301 students.

Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 12.5:1 puts it in the larger third of Massachusetts schools by student-teacher ratio.

Enrollment of 301 puts it in the smaller third of Massachusetts schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index trails 96% of the 1,831 Massachusetts schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.

Its student body is led by White (72%) and Hispanic or Latino (13%) (diversity index 45/100).

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

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 81.4% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Among Plymouth's high schools, it stands alongside Plymouth North High (1,169 students): Map Academy Charter School is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs heavier classes (12.5:1 vs 10.7:1).

Map Academy Charter School (District) is a single-school charter district, so Map Academy Charter School operates independently rather than alongside district-mates.

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 Map Academy Charter School compares

Map Academy Charter 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 12.5:1 ▲ 2% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 301 top 70% - -

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

12.5:1
Leaner classes than 71% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
301
Bigger than 32% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
12.5:1
students per teacher - 2% above state mean
Top 61% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 39% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
81.4%
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
$23,108
per pupil, district-wide - above Massachusetts avg of $22,458
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 12 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

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

White 72.2%
Hispanic or Latino 12.5%
Two or More 7.8%
African American 5.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.7%
Asian 0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.3%

Largest group: White at 72.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 45.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 45.4, Map Academy Charter School is about as mixed as the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.

Programs

AP program Not offered

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Map Academy Charter School (District), which includes Map Academy Charter School.

$23,108
Per student
+3%
vs Massachusetts
Avg $22,458
+39%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 77.9%
State 10.2%
Federal 11.9%

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.

Similar high schools in Plymouth

2 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 Map Academy Charter 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 Map Academy Charter School

How many students attend Map Academy Charter School?

Map Academy Charter School has 301 students enrolled. It is a high school in Plymouth, MA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Map Academy Charter School?

The student-teacher ratio at Map Academy Charter School is 12.5:1, which is 2% higher than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 20% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Map Academy Charter School?

The largest demographic group at Map Academy Charter School is White at 72.2% of enrollment, in Plymouth, MA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Map Academy Charter School?

Map Academy Charter School has a Resource Investment Index of 23/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Map Academy Charter School rank among high schools in Plymouth?

By Resource Investment Index, Map Academy Charter School ranks #3 of 3 high schools in Plymouth, 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 Plymouth on the city page.

Is Map Academy Charter School a good school?

Map Academy Charter School earns 23/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Massachusetts median. 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 Map Academy Charter School (District)?

None; Map Academy Charter School (District) is a single-school charter district, and Map Academy 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 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.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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