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Carter School

Serves grades 7 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
270 Columbia Rd
Dorchester, MA 02121
Phone
(617) 635-9832
District
Boston
County
SUFFOLK COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
31
Classroom Teachers
0

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Massachusetts

No Data

(10 is best)

Better than ×% of all MA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

No Data

(10 is best)

Carter School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

50 40 30 20 10 0
No Data
43%
No Data
45%
No Data
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

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3100
10
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 3 9.7%
Grade 8 3 9.7%
Grade 9 4 12.9%
Grade 10 4 12.9%
Grade 11 3 9.7%
Grade 12 11 35.5%
Total 31 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 12.9% 15.3% 57.0%
Black 48.4% 29.3% 9.8%
Hispanic 35.5% 46.4% 25.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 8.6% 7.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 3.2% 0.4% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 663,972 7,001,399
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 13,735.1 892
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.6% 5.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 15.2% 17.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 46.8% 33.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 20.7% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 12.7% 17.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 279,216 2,762,070
Single Parent Households With Children 7.2% 7.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.9% 91.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 54.1% 46.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 32.5% 32.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.5% 17.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.9% 11.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 10.6% 12.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 9.5% 10.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.1% 8.3%
$15,000 or less 12.9% 7.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $19,944 $912,269,000 41.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,301 $105,272,000 4.8%
Staff $2,719 $124,355,000 5.7%
General Administration $1,025 $46,905,000 2.1%
School Administration $1,394 $63,751,000 2.9%
Operation $2,947 $134,792,000 6.2%
Transportation $2,701 $123,537,000 5.6%
Other $748 $34,225,000 1.6%
Total Support $13,835 $632,837,000 28.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $14,057 $642,997,000 29.4%
Total Expenditures $47,836 $2,188,103,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,394 $11,443,766,000 50.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,755 $1,620,711,000 7.2%
Staff $987 $911,495,000 4.0%
General Administration $282 $260,824,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,021 $942,999,000 4.2%
Operation $1,731 $1,597,981,000 7.1%
Transportation $790 $729,683,000 3.2%
Other $544 $502,458,000 2.2%
Total Support $7,111 $6,566,151,000 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,910 $4,533,754,000 20.1%
Total Expenditures $24,415 $22,543,671,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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