How equitable is school funding in Massachusetts?

The average funding equity score for Massachusetts school districts is 38 out of 100, compared to the national average of 49. This score considers per-pupil spending, need-adjusted spending, funding source diversity, and student-teacher ratios.

What does the equity score measure?

The equity score (0-100) measures four dimensions: per-pupil spending level, need-adjusted spending (rewarding districts that spend more where poverty is higher), funding diversity (less reliance on local property taxes), and resource access (lower student-teacher ratios).

School Funding Equity in Massachusetts

Reviewed by PlainSchools Editorial, K12 Schools Editorial Team · June 3, 2026

362 districts ranked by equity score — how equitably is school funding distributed? Equity is computed from NCES F-33 school finance data covering districts in all 50 states. See our methodology.

State Avg Score

National Avg Score

Highly Equitable (70+)

101

Low Equity (<30)

#	District	Enrollment	$/Pupil	Free Lunch	Local Rev %	Score
1	Amherst	1,054	$33,961	—	18.8%	68
2	Brewster	432	$29,301	—	1.6%	66
3	Springfield	23,873	$33,774	—	1.4%	65
4	Tisbury	272	$49,517	—	54.6%	64
5	North Adams	1,216	$28,061	—	25.5%	62
6	Amesbury	1,809	$54,817	—	51.7%	61
7	Monson	835	$30,863	—	36.1%	61
8	Ralph C Mahar	539	$29,377	—	47.7%	61
9	Deerfield	310	$26,071	—	15.2%	61
10	Randolph	2,610	$30,911	—	43.3%	60
11	Rockland	2,187	$90,848	—	31.5%	60
12	Edgartown	404	$40,340	—	59.8%	60
13	Southbridge	1,844	$28,978	—	15.8%	59
14	Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical	1,692	$33,508	—	25.9%	59
15	Lowell	14,228	$27,720	—	5.6%	58
16	Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical	1,412	$25,829	—	27.1%	58
17	Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical	1,292	$29,102	—	46.2%	58
18	Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical	640	$26,954	—	44.8%	58
19	Dover	504	$29,697	—	3.0%	58
20	UP Academy Charter School of Boston (District)	213	$31,344	—	61.9%	58
21	Waltham	5,703	$65,788	—	60.4%	57
22	Holyoke	5,046	$28,527	—	3.1%	57
23	Northbridge	1,970	$52,219	—	31.6%	57
24	Maynard	1,210	$31,320	—	55.1%	57
25	Gill-Montague	874	$31,689	—	52.5%	57
26	South Middlesex Regional Vocational Technical	842	$31,619	—	58.9%	57
27	Gateway	779	$27,707	—	50.4%	57
28	Martha's Vineyard	769	$41,931	—	65.2%	57
29	Oak Bluffs	440	$32,550	—	62.8%	57
30	Boston	46,367	$47,393	—	62.0%	56
31	Dennis-Yarmouth	2,889	$29,737	—	55.6%	56
32	Easthampton	1,426	$58,679	—	39.3%	56
33	Amherst-Pelham	1,242	$30,323	—	57.1%	56
34	Somerville	4,884	$52,692	—	59.2%	55
35	Hudson	2,357	$27,756	—	56.2%	55
36	Greater Lowell Regional Vocational Technical	2,302	$26,466	—	29.4%	55
37	Ludlow	2,295	$27,613	—	45.1%	55
38	Hull	787	$34,077	—	65.1%	55
39	Bristol County Agricultural	549	$86,828	—	50.6%	55
40	North Brookfield	443	$25,960	—	32.9%	55
41	Pittsfield	4,969	$30,015	—	32.3%	54
42	Salem	3,752	$31,115	—	46.5%	54
43	Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical	2,095	$26,143	—	26.7%	54
44	Nauset	1,328	$37,173	—	66.8%	54
45	Middleton	725	$24,290	—	11.8%	54
46	Southern Berkshire	618	$33,954	—	67.5%	54
47	Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical	602	$28,739	—	51.9%	54
48	Lawrence	12,885	$24,990	—	1.7%	53
49	Pentucket	2,261	$59,291	—	44.1%	53
50	Wareham	2,057	$61,846	—	35.8%	53
51	Greenfield	1,476	$30,220	—	37.3%	53
52	Boxford	738	$25,762	—	24.2%	53
53	Libertas Academy Charter School (District)	411	$26,982	—	61.1%	53
54	New Bedford	12,640	$23,947	—	1.9%	52
55	Manchester Essex Regional	1,243	$41,861	—	71.0%	52
56	Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational District	1,185	$24,596	—	43.5%	52
57	Assabet Valley Regional Vocational Technical	1,128	$30,009	—	62.8%	52
58	Lincoln	1,032	$76,523	—	79.4%	52
59	Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical	769	$28,278	—	64.6%	52
60	Fall River	10,521	$40,714	—	10.7%	51
61	Cambridge	6,746	$53,724	—	78.2%	51
62	Watertown	2,699	$68,134	—	77.0%	51
63	Webster	1,728	$27,167	—	32.8%	51
64	Millbury	1,638	$73,038	—	41.5%	51
65	Berkshire Hills	1,189	$32,135	—	69.8%	51
66	Rockport	748	$32,340	—	74.9%	51
67	Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical	691	$63,783	—	80.7%	51
68	Carlisle	606	$26,408	—	58.4%	51
69	Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical	561	$25,607	—	59.3%	51
70	Orange	531	$51,815	—	1.0%	51
71	Codman Academy Charter Public (District)	336	$33,892	—	77.0%	51
72	Revere	7,444	$24,609	—	12.7%	50
73	Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical	1,292	$29,086	—	66.2%	50
74	Whittier Regional Vocational Technical	1,277	$24,406	—	46.2%	50
75	Millis	1,221	$27,812	—	63.5%	50
76	Palmer	1,154	$21,963	—	23.6%	50
77	Hoosac Valley Regional	989	$24,465	—	38.9%	50
78	South Shore Regional Vocational Technical	653	$25,285	—	56.0%	50
79	Veritas Preparatory Charter School (District)	501	$28,408	—	71.3%	50
80	Brimfield	287	$22,859	—	21.0%	50
81	Lynn	15,556	$23,095	—	3.5%	49
82	Marblehead	2,672	$34,614	—	71.1%	49
83	Concord	1,962	$31,079	—	59.9%	49
84	Bourne	1,568	$30,460	—	63.6%	49
85	Framingham	9,469	$33,079	—	49.2%	48
86	Everett	7,377	$24,498	—	18.5%	48
87	Westborough	3,861	$33,617	—	64.5%	48
88	Gardner	2,404	$62,174	—	12.7%	48
89	Blue Hills Regional Vocational Technical	920	$33,356	—	62.5%	48
90	Lee	671	$26,242	—	67.7%	48
91	Easton	3,441	$59,607	—	49.4%	47
92	Gloucester	2,849	$33,216	—	69.5%	47
93	Hampshire	679	$24,063	—	61.3%	47
94	Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical	666	$85,217	—	80.3%	47
95	Topsfield	630	$23,014	—	24.5%	47
96	Mattapoisett	435	$26,195	—	50.0%	47
97	Sherborn	403	$24,931	—	5.4%	47
98	Community Charter School of Cambridge (District)	253	$34,260	—	86.2%	47
99	Haverhill	7,865	$22,410	—	24.7%	46
100	Chelsea	6,312	$25,736	—	1.9%	46
101	Westfield	4,894	$24,658	—	37.8%	46
102	Tewksbury	3,278	$51,599	—	55.2%	46
103	Falmouth	3,001	$28,918	—	72.2%	46
104	Foxborough	2,479	$33,604	—	61.8%	46
105	Oxford	1,458	$21,913	—	33.5%	46
106	Northern Berkshire Regional Vocational Technical	537	$24,792	—	39.4%	46
107	Chicopee	6,735	$23,001	—	19.7%	45
108	Sandwich	2,168	$27,480	—	70.1%	45
109	Somerset	1,626	$24,103	—	20.1%	45
110	Westport	1,459	$56,201	—	52.9%	45
111	Bristol-Plymouth Regional Vocational Technical	1,310	$29,992	—	41.5%	45
112	MATCH Charter Public School (District)	1,186	$28,638	—	77.5%	45
113	Harvard	1,044	$41,130	—	71.2%	45
114	Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical	957	$28,234	—	59.9%	45
115	Lexington	6,938	$30,734	—	74.4%	44
116	Attleboro	5,963	$83,041	—	48.1%	44
117	Weymouth	5,676	$39,513	—	55.7%	44
118	Medford	4,201	$26,811	—	66.5%	44
119	West Springfield	3,894	$20,422	—	22.2%	44
120	Norwood	3,551	$27,981	—	65.5%	44
121	Dedham	2,556	$30,478	—	69.8%	44
122	Newburyport	2,191	$27,666	—	73.6%	44
123	Nantucket	1,725	$35,158	—	79.8%	44
124	Central Berkshire	1,546	$48,793	—	51.5%	44
125	Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical	1,409	$23,770	—	35.3%	44
126	Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District	1,330	$23,062	—	48.7%	44
127	Wrentham	953	$22,356	—	8.3%	44
128	Boston Preparatory Charter Public (District)	695	$29,920	—	80.3%	44
129	Worcester	24,707	$28,304	—	13.5%	43
130	Newton	11,990	$30,860	—	73.7%	43
131	Arlington	6,047	$36,380	—	62.2%	43
132	Burlington	3,486	$29,730	—	75.2%	43
133	Wilmington	2,840	$26,979	—	64.1%	43
134	Uxbridge	1,661	$26,959	—	51.7%	43
135	Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical	1,558	$25,936	—	34.6%	43
136	Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical	1,230	$24,835	—	54.8%	43
137	Mohawk Trail	797	$33,270	—	57.7%	43
138	Boston Collegiate Charter (District)	698	$25,970	—	75.7%	43
139	Hadley	494	$24,748	—	66.9%	43
140	Bridge Boston Charter School (District)	334	$37,024	—	78.5%	43
141	Marlborough	4,812	$25,301	—	42.8%	42
142	Sharon	3,591	$72,627	—	54.9%	42
143	Ashland	2,925	$33,740	—	56.7%	42
144	Triton	2,261	$25,829	—	64.5%	42
145	Monomoy Regional School District	1,781	$28,270	—	75.7%	42
146	Ipswich	1,624	$25,115	—	73.3%	42
147	Northborough	1,596	$24,908	—	51.6%	42
148	Mashpee	1,458	$27,035	—	68.3%	42
149	Prospect Hill Academy Charter (District)	999	$27,974	—	81.9%	42
150	Sturbridge	883	$23,343	—	26.7%	42
151	Academy Of the Pacific Rim Charter Public (District)	467	$26,825	—	78.3%	42
152	Up-Island Regional	412	$37,383	—	81.5%	42
153	Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (Horace Mann Ch	364	$31,165	—	79.2%	42
154	Plymouth	7,205	$28,352	—	66.0%	41
155	Bridgewater-Raynham	5,521	$33,490	—	48.7%	41
156	Ayer Shirley School District	1,670	$23,801	—	55.6%	41
157	Carver	1,538	$24,099	—	46.0%	41
158	Mount Greylock	1,206	$25,697	—	70.5%	41
159	Neighborhood House Charter (District)	766	$28,098	—	81.8%	41
160	Avon	735	$23,464	—	66.4%	41
161	Pioneer Valley	663	$28,011	—	58.6%	41
162	Norfolk County Agricultural	580	$30,968	—	84.7%	41
163	Marion	410	$24,039	—	38.6%	41
164	Hatfield	345	$23,271	—	70.7%	41
165	Acton-Boxborough	5,197	$35,574	—	62.0%	40
166	Stoughton	3,620	$25,054	—	55.0%	40
167	Bedford	2,575	$27,757	—	71.9%	40
168	North Reading	2,383	$30,641	—	73.1%	40
169	Stoneham	2,309	$27,008	—	64.7%	40
170	Seekonk	2,094	$23,672	—	63.9%	40
171	Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District	1,694	$25,386	—	64.8%	40
172	Lincoln-Sudbury	1,533	$29,529	—	72.7%	40
173	Acushnet	973	$22,302	—	7.3%	40
174	Nashoba Valley Regional Vocational Technical	750	$25,378	—	60.9%	40
175	Brookline	7,116	$60,665	—	78.2%	39
176	Methuen	6,584	$21,016	—	31.8%	39
177	Andover	5,590	$28,787	—	72.7%	39
178	Barnstable	4,879	$26,364	—	65.0%	39
179	Belmont	4,507	$58,674	—	62.0%	39
180	Wellesley	4,219	$31,921	—	76.2%	39
181	Northampton	2,594	$23,996	—	66.0%	39
182	Bellingham	2,027	$26,823	—	59.2%	39
183	Northboro-Southboro	1,222	$24,823	—	69.2%	39
184	Frontier	618	$24,177	—	64.2%	39
185	Northampton-Smith Vocational Agricultural	566	$26,110	—	84.2%	39
186	Rochester	498	$20,477	—	19.5%	39
187	Brockton	14,999	$24,398	—	6.2%	38
188	Braintree	5,380	$26,805	—	59.0%	38
189	Milford	4,537	$22,370	—	40.6%	38
190	Mansfield	3,464	$24,429	—	57.1%	38
191	Danvers	3,294	$31,594	—	65.1%	38
192	Norton	2,396	$24,201	—	54.4%	38
193	South Hadley	1,699	$22,149	—	54.2%	38
194	Dover-Sherborn	1,180	$26,766	—	70.8%	38
195	Ware	1,136	$21,539	—	23.7%	38
196	Granby	723	$21,687	—	41.5%	38
197	Boston Day and Evening Academy Charter (District)	322	$26,641	—	73.5%	38
198	Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public (District)	316	$22,773	—	74.4%	38
199	North Middlesex	3,074	$25,549	—	53.3%	37
200	Middleborough	3,065	$26,157	—	42.5%	37
201	Swampscott	2,069	$25,191	—	71.3%	37
202	Clinton	1,972	$21,323	—	35.6%	37
203	Masconomet	1,610	$26,034	—	67.8%	37
204	Norfolk	1,019	$21,090	—	32.9%	37
205	Boston Green Academy Horace Mann Charter School (District)	476	$23,611	—	71.3%	37
206	Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence (Distric	352	$23,083	—	74.2%	37
207	Holland	231	$19,801	—	11.9%	37
208	Franklin	4,781	$23,091	—	52.2%	36
209	Spencer-E Brookfield	1,402	$22,580	—	38.5%	36
210	Southborough	1,279	$25,432	—	60.0%	36
211	Boston Renaissance Charter Public (District)	922	$26,305	—	75.9%	36
212	West Boylston	877	$22,934	—	64.0%	36
213	Southampton	481	$20,170	—	6.2%	36
214	Taunton	8,005	$25,188	—	40.0%	35
215	Peabody	5,968	$26,008	—	58.7%	35
216	Natick	5,410	$30,036	—	75.8%	35
217	Fitchburg	5,302	$21,232	—	11.4%	35
218	Saugus	2,502	$33,133	—	65.9%	35
219	Plainville	655	$21,116	—	2.8%	35
220	UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester (District)	615	$21,413	—	69.4%	35
221	Baystate Academy Charter Public School (District)	402	$21,833	—	78.0%	35
222	Abington	2,177	$25,930	—	48.1%	34
223	Athol-Royalston	1,583	$21,745	—	20.1%	34
224	Concord-Carlisle	1,335	$31,378	—	77.1%	34
225	Lenox	772	$25,985	—	76.9%	34
226	Halifax	576	$22,170	—	0.8%	34
227	Malden	6,370	$21,775	—	32.4%	33
228	Woburn	4,353	$26,127	—	70.9%	33
229	Westwood	2,914	$28,736	—	74.1%	33
230	Wayland	2,783	$27,969	—	75.5%	33
231	Sudbury	2,550	$23,531	—	49.3%	33
232	Weston	2,022	$37,082	—	77.6%	33
233	Fairhaven	1,844	$22,901	—	55.3%	33
234	Holbrook	1,332	$23,740	—	42.6%	33
235	Douglas	1,198	$22,775	—	44.7%	33
236	Brookfield	291	$18,022	—	8.5%	33
237	Map Academy Charter School (District)	252	$23,740	—	77.9%	33
238	Billerica	4,882	$26,020	—	58.5%	32
239	Beverly	4,648	$23,469	—	65.5%	32
240	Dighton-Rehoboth	2,492	$20,371	—	56.2%	32
241	Winthrop	1,953	$24,281	—	55.8%	32
242	Hamilton-Wenham	1,694	$25,806	—	74.4%	32
243	Tyngsborough	1,590	$21,900	—	53.9%	32
244	Cohasset	1,420	$24,473	—	72.8%	32
245	Community Day Charter Public School (District)	1,195	$22,003	—	75.1%	32
246	Winchester	4,392	$25,181	—	75.0%	31
247	East Longmeadow	2,573	$21,031	—	55.5%	31
248	King Philip	1,841	$24,813	—	64.1%	31
249	Lunenburg	1,567	$21,206	—	53.4%	31
250	Leicester	1,374	$21,162	—	35.4%	31
251	Roxbury Preparatory Charter (District)	1,295	$24,565	—	76.5%	31
252	Somerset Berkley Regional School District	1,018	$23,780	—	54.3%	31
253	Springfield Preparatory Charter School (District)	487	$22,173	—	74.1%	31
254	Marshfield	3,799	$20,181	—	59.8%	30
255	Nashoba	3,065	$21,965	—	70.2%	30
256	Silver Lake	1,574	$22,816	—	59.3%	30
257	Excel Academy Charter (District)	1,363	$24,021	—	80.6%	30
258	Berkley	854	$16,528	—	24.8%	30
259	Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter (District)	549	$20,432	—	83.0%	30
260	Salem Academy Charter (District)	489	$23,156	—	83.6%	30
261	Plympton	241	$20,344	—	34.3%	30
262	Leominster	6,077	$20,670	—	30.6%	29
263	Shrewsbury	5,943	$24,389	—	59.4%	29
264	Needham	5,594	$28,303	—	75.6%	29
265	Westford	4,762	$24,640	—	69.7%	29
266	Hingham	3,837	$25,710	—	74.1%	29
267	Agawam	3,492	$24,098	—	54.3%	29
268	Dartmouth	3,416	$20,581	—	55.6%	29
269	Longmeadow	2,811	$21,704	—	71.4%	29
270	Sutton	1,312	$24,109	—	59.4%	29
271	Old Rochester	1,051	$22,227	—	69.9%	29
272	Sturgis Charter Public (District)	830	$21,175	—	88.2%	29
273	Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter School (District)	261	$27,634	—	62.5%	29
274	Walpole	3,683	$22,760	—	66.7%	28
275	Canton	3,273	$25,353	—	71.4%	28
276	Scituate	2,789	$23,978	—	71.6%	28
277	Belchertown	2,136	$19,419	—	46.7%	28
278	East Bridgewater	2,077	$20,271	—	49.7%	28
279	Winchendon	1,262	$19,898	—	20.1%	28
280	Kingston	1,235	$19,535	—	4.9%	28
281	Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public (District)	390	$19,653	—	84.0%	28
282	Francis W. Parker Charter Essential (District)	388	$19,648	—	85.5%	28
283	Sizer School: A North Central Charter Essential (District)	344	$19,797	—	79.8%	28
284	Christa McAuliffe Charter School (District)	329	$22,915	—	84.2%	28
285	Four Rivers Charter Public (District)	219	$23,890	—	85.8%	28
286	Quincy	9,802	$24,201	—	65.3%	27
287	Wakefield	3,335	$24,351	—	70.5%	27
288	Pembroke	2,522	$21,115	—	51.2%	27
289	Mendon-Upton	2,120	$22,205	—	57.2%	27
290	Blackstone-Millville	1,468	$20,597	—	44.3%	27
291	Quaboag Regional	1,192	$20,851	—	33.8%	27
292	Dudley-Charlton Reg	3,457	$18,226	—	39.9%	26
293	Lynnfield	2,220	$27,369	—	73.5%	26
294	Hampden Charter School of Science West (District)	367	$18,853	—	73.7%	26
295	Hanover	2,612	$23,718	—	64.2%	25
296	Groton-Dunstable	2,371	$22,948	—	60.0%	25
297	Quabbin	2,199	$20,593	—	41.6%	25
298	Hopedale	1,105	$18,869	—	52.9%	25
299	Berlin-Boylston	1,084	$23,684	—	73.2%	25
300	Rising Tide Charter Public (District)	634	$21,005	—	85.2%	25
301	Hilltown Cooperative Charter Public (District)	217	$19,811	—	83.5%	25
302	North Attleborough	3,949	$18,449	—	44.3%	24
303	Medfield	2,531	$22,149	—	70.4%	24
304	Medway	2,142	$22,764	—	59.5%	24
305	Narragansett	1,485	$18,749	—	41.1%	24
306	Marblehead Community Charter Public (District)	224	$19,378	—	83.9%	24
307	Reading	3,899	$20,946	—	66.5%	23
308	Dracut	3,626	$17,154	—	34.3%	23
309	Whitman-Hanson	3,575	$20,063	—	43.7%	23
310	Hampden-Wilbraham	2,887	$21,536	—	60.9%	23
311	Pioneer Charter School of Science (District)	783	$19,974	—	82.5%	23
312	Grafton	3,106	$19,499	—	62.2%	22
313	Duxbury	2,834	$23,725	—	73.9%	22
314	Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter (District)	250	$22,180	—	80.6%	22
315	Freetown-Lakeville	2,809	$18,218	—	56.3%	21
316	Auburn	2,573	$18,913	—	53.5%	21
317	Ashburnham-Westminster	2,325	$17,386	—	49.8%	21
318	Swansea	2,003	$17,903	—	52.9%	21
319	Georgetown	1,286	$22,783	—	61.7%	21
320	South Shore Charter Public (District)	1,054	$20,480	—	81.6%	21
321	Conservatory Lab Charter (District)	454	$26,850	—	78.2%	21
322	Wachusett	6,836	$19,035	—	56.4%	20
323	North Andover	4,491	$19,994	—	66.0%	20
324	Brooke Charter School (District)	2,223	$24,076	—	82.2%	20
325	KIPP Academy Boston Charter School (District)	577	$23,718	—	75.3%	20
326	Norwell	2,177	$21,546	—	71.1%	19
327	Tantasqua	1,770	$18,214	—	50.2%	19
328	Atlantis Charter (District)	1,283	$17,030	—	70.5%	19
329	Innovation Academy Charter (District)	793	$18,653	—	81.7%	19
330	Benjamin Banneker Charter Public (District)	332	$27,942	—	83.3%	19
331	Holliston	2,810	$18,887	—	61.8%	18
332	Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public (District)	1,422	$18,736	—	76.9%	18
333	Hampden Charter School of Science East (District)	549	$18,558	—	76.7%	18
334	Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School (District)	278	$24,098	—	76.6%	18
335	Milton	4,370	$20,245	—	68.5%	17
336	Littleton	1,711	$21,990	—	71.5%	17
337	Alma del Mar Charter School (District)	1,038	$22,748	—	77.6%	17
338	Global Learning Charter Public (District)	499	$17,802	—	80.4%	17
339	Chelmsford	5,114	$20,584	—	67.8%	16
340	Melrose	3,895	$19,985	—	64.2%	16
341	West Bridgewater	1,413	$19,558	—	63.1%	16
342	Phoenix Academy Charter Public High School Chelsea (District	203	$26,778	—	91.1%	16
343	Learning First Charter Public School (District)	667	$20,131	—	63.9%	15
344	KIPP Academy Lynn Charter (District)	1,612	$22,989	—	81.2%	14
345	Pioneer Charter School of Science II (District)	462	$20,388	—	83.8%	14
346	Hopkinton	4,196	$20,711	—	73.6%	13
347	Lowell Community Charter Public (District)	813	$19,987	—	78.5%	13
348	Holyoke Community Charter (District)	685	$20,061	—	70.1%	13
349	Old Sturbridge Academy Charter Public School (District)	357	$19,178	—	77.9%	13
350	Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter (District)	966	$18,148	—	88.3%	12
351	New Heights Charter School of Brockton (District)	741	$21,031	—	79.7%	12
352	Argosy Collegiate Charter School (District)	553	$21,417	—	75.8%	11
353	River Valley Charter (District)	288	$18,986	—	88.0%	11
354	Hill View Montessori Charter Public (District)	306	$17,660	—	80.7%	10
355	Greater Commonwealth Virtual District	1,155	$12,756	—	76.1%	6
356	Foxborough Regional Charter (District)	1,569	$17,525	—	76.8%	5
357	Springfield International Charter (District)	1,520	$17,508	—	78.1%	4
358	Lawrence Family Development Charter (District)	854	$19,006	—	82.3%	4
359	TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School District	2,940	$8,576	—	80.0%	3
360	Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public (District)	862	$18,704	—	85.7%	3
361	Collegiate Charter School of Lowell (District)	1,203	$14,515	—	81.3%	2
362	Mystic Valley Regional Charter (District)	1,608	$16,154	—	86.3%	1

How the Equity Score Works

The equity score (0-100) evaluates four dimensions of school funding fairness:

Per-Pupil Spending (0-25)

Higher spending relative to peers

Need-Adjusted Spending (0-25)

Spending weighted by poverty level — rewards districts that spend more where need is greatest

Funding Diversity (0-25)

Less reliance on local property taxes, more state/federal support

Resource Access (0-25)

Lower student-teacher ratios = more individualized attention

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Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.