Contact Organizations
John Tarvin
Executive Director
 Massachusetts Center for Charter Public School Excellence
89 South Street
Boston,MA 02111
617-304-8436

Marc Kenen, Ed.D.
Executive Director
 Massachusetts Charter Public School Association
10 Tremont St.
Boston,MA 02108
617-523-0881

Students Overview

2006-2007 Massachusetts

Charter Schools

 

Non-Charter Schools

Metrics # %
Students
Number of Students 23,499
% of Charter School Students to All Public School Students 2.4%
Estimated Number of Students on Waiting Lists 12,890
Students by Race / Ethnicity
White 9,851 41.9%
Black 6,126 26.1%
Hispanic 5,050 21.5%
Asian 1,793 7.6%
Other 679 2.9%
Free or Reduced Price Lunch
Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 10,608 45.1%
Ineligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 12,891 54.9%
Students by Geographic Locale
City 12,549 53.4%
Suburbs 9,604 40.9%
Town 222 0.9%
Rural 1,124 4.8%
Students by School Grade Levels
Elementary Schools 8,123 34.6%
Middle Schools 3,796 16.2%
High Schools 1,744 7.4%
Middle/High Schools 3,545 15.1%
Elementary/Middle/High Schools 6,291 26.8%
Students by Grade Level
Pre-Kindergarten 40 0.2%
Kindergarten 2,135 9.1%
First Grade 1,768 7.5%
Second Grade 1,568 6.7%
Third Grade 1,574 6.7%
Fourth Grade 1,543 6.6%
Fifth Grade 2,305 9.8%
Sixth Grade 3,099 13.2%
Seventh Grade 2,674 11.4%
Eighth Grade 2,269 9.7%
Ninth Grade 1,505 6.4%
Tenth Grade 1,190 5.1%
Eleventh Grade 1,007 4.3%
Twelfth Grade 822 3.5%
 
Metrics # %
Students
Number of Students 945,162
Students by Race / Ethnicity
White 683,104 72.3%
Black 73,239 7.7%
Hispanic 123,943 13.1%
Asian 44,354 4.7%
Other 20,522 2.2%
Free or Reduced Price Lunch
Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 269,557 28.5%
Ineligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 675,605 71.5%
Students by Geographic Locale
City 189,361 20.0%
Suburbs 622,812 65.9%
Town 20,885 2.2%
Rural 112,104 11.9%
Students by School Grade Levels
Elementary Schools 439,243 46.5%
Middle Schools 199,242 21.1%
High Schools 266,037 28.1%
Middle/High Schools 28,942 3.1%
Elementary/Middle/High Schools 11,698 1.2%
Students by Grade Level
Pre-Kindergarten 24,835 2.6%
Kindergarten 66,450 7.0%
First Grade 69,729 7.4%
Second Grade 68,880 7.3%
Third Grade 69,960 7.4%
Fourth Grade 69,209 7.3%
Fifth Grade 68,974 7.3%
Sixth Grade 69,822 7.4%
Seventh Grade 71,118 7.5%
Eighth Grade 72,112 7.6%
Ninth Grade 80,815 8.6%
Tenth Grade 74,231 7.9%
Eleventh Grade 71,667 7.6%
Twelfth Grade 66,796 7.1%
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