Other / mixed grade configuration · Hadley, MA

Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School

Federal NCES profile for Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 46/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 250051702619Charter school
0/100100/10046/100
👥 S:T ratio
63
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
42
📋 Attendance
50
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 87% of Massachusetts schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Massachusetts schools.

#3 of 3
schools in Hadley · Resource Index
46
Resource Index · Typical
9.3:1
small classes for Massachusetts
584
students enrolled

Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School has class sizes smaller than 87% of Massachusetts schools. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School ranks #3 of 3 schools in Hadley, MA.

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

+3 students YoY

Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School held near 552 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+3 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 63.7 → 65.1 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

+3 students YoY 250051702619 · Hadley, MA Other · MID · CHARTER

584 enr · 9.3:1 · RII 46

Nearest enrollment peer: Mesquite Elementary School (584 students)

Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School held near 552 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+3 headcount). Teacher FTE added 63.7 → 65.1 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Massachusetts schools → · Find another →

How Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School compares

Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion 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 9.3:1 ▼ 24% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 584 top 28% - -

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

9.3:1
Leaner classes than 92% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
584
Bigger than 71% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
9.3:1
students per teacher - 24% below state mean
Top 13% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 87% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
20.2%
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
$22,812
per pupil, district-wide - below 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
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 292 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
4
in-school suspensions + 9 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 47.0%
Asian 19.3%
Two or More 15.8%
Hispanic or Latino 10.5%
African American 7.4%

Largest group: White at 47.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 70.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 70.0, Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School is more mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.

Programs

District finance for Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter (District) reports $22,812 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar other schools in Hadley

2 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 Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School

How many students attend Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School?

Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School has 584 students enrolled. It is a public school in Hadley, MA. CCD year-over-year: 549 (2022-23) → 552 (2023-24), nearly flat (+3).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School?

The student-teacher ratio at Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School is 9.3:1, which is 24% lower than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 41% 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 Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School?

The largest demographic group at Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School is White at 47.0% of enrollment, in Hadley, MA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 70.0/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School?

Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School has a Resource Investment Index of 46/100 (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 Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School rank among schools in Hadley?

By Resource Investment Index, Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School ranks #3 of 3 schools in Hadley, MA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking.

What other schools are in Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter (District)?

None; Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter (District) is a single-school charter district, and Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion 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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