Schools Overview

2008-2009 Massachusetts

Charter Schools

 

Non-Charter Schools

Metrics # %
Schools
Number of Schools 61
% of Charter Schools to All Public Schools 3.3%
Average Number of Years Open
Average Number of Years Open 9.3
Number of Years Open
Open 1-3 Years 6 9.8%
Open 4-6 Years 12 19.7%
Open 7-9 Years 8 13.1%
Open 10+ Years 35 57.4%
Growth
Number of New Charter Schools in Fall of Academic Year 1
Number of Charter Schools That Closed During Academic Year 1
Schools by Grade Levels
Elementary Schools 20 32.8%
Middle Schools 10 16.4%
High Schools 7 11.5%
Middle/High Schools 17 27.9%
Elementary/Middle/High Schools 7 11.5%
Schools by Geographic Locale
City 30 49.2%
Suburbs 21 34.4%
Town 1 1.6%
Rural 9 14.8%
Management Organization
Freestanding 58 95.1%
EMO 2 3.3%
CMO 1 1.6%
Extended Learning Time
Extended Learning Time 42 68.9%
No Extended Learning Time 19 31.1%
 
Metrics # %
Schools
Number of Schools 1,785
Schools by Grade Levels
Elementary Schools 1,112 62.3%
Middle Schools 332 18.6%
High Schools 285 16.0%
Middle/High Schools 48 2.7%
Elementary/Middle/High Schools 8 0.4%
Schools by Geographic Locale
City 379 21.2%
Suburbs 1,126 63.1%
Town 57 3.2%
Rural 223 12.5%
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