Students Overview

2008-2009 Massachusetts

Charter Schools

 

Non-Charter Schools

Metrics # %
Students
Number of Students 26,384
% of Charter School Students to All Public School Students 2.8%
Estimated Number of Students on Waiting Lists 21,312
Students by Race / Ethnicity
White 11,465 43.5%
Black 6,952 26.3%
Hispanic 6,036 22.9%
Asian 1,161 4.4%
Other 769 2.9%
Free or Reduced Price Lunch
Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 12,075 45.8%
Ineligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 14,309 54.2%
Students by Geographic Locale
City 13,618 51.6%
Suburbs 10,304 39.1%
Town 245 0.9%
Rural 2,217 8.4%
Students by School Grade Levels
Elementary Schools 9,087 34.4%
Middle Schools 2,940 11.1%
High Schools 1,533 5.8%
Middle/High Schools 5,810 22.0%
Elementary/Middle/High Schools 7,014 26.6%
Students by Grade Level
Pre-Kindergarten 40 0.2%
Kindergarten 2,188 8.3%
First Grade 1,923 7.3%
Second Grade 1,905 7.2%
Third Grade 1,822 6.9%
Fourth Grade 1,678 6.4%
Fifth Grade 2,623 9.9%
Sixth Grade 3,302 12.5%
Seventh Grade 2,776 10.5%
Eighth Grade 2,607 9.9%
Ninth Grade 1,847 7.0%
Tenth Grade 1,508 5.7%
Eleventh Grade 1,131 4.3%
Twelfth Grade 1,034 3.9%
Students by Management Organization
CMO 327 1.2%
EMO 2,277 8.6%
Freestanding 23,780 90.1%
 
Metrics # %
Students
Number of Students 932,526
Students by Race / Ethnicity
White 658,964 70.7%
Black 71,401 7.7%
Hispanic 131,512 14.1%
Asian 48,042 5.2%
Other 22,607 2.4%
Free or Reduced Price Lunch
Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 282,606 30.3%
Ineligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 649,920 69.7%
Students by Geographic Locale
City 186,581 20.0%
Suburbs 615,525 66.0%
Town 19,806 2.1%
Rural 110,614 11.9%
Students by School Grade Levels
Elementary Schools 436,872 46.8%
Middle Schools 197,087 21.1%
High Schools 269,611 28.9%
Middle/High Schools 27,480 2.9%
Elementary/Middle/High Schools 1,476 0.2%
Students by Grade Level
Pre-Kindergarten 26,756 2.9%
Kindergarten 66,352 7.1%
First Grade 68,569 7.4%
Second Grade 68,647 7.4%
Third Grade 69,113 7.4%
Fourth Grade 68,988 7.4%
Fifth Grade 69,073 7.4%
Sixth Grade 67,707 7.3%
Seventh Grade 69,183 7.4%
Eighth Grade 70,563 7.6%
Ninth Grade 77,468 8.3%
Tenth Grade 71,706 7.7%
Eleventh Grade 70,383 7.5%
Twelfth Grade 67,295 7.2%
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