Best High Schools in Massachusetts

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2020)							Ranking (2021 vs 2019)
ID	Rank (of 285)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2021)	Average Standard Score (2019)	Rank (2019)	Rank Change from 2019	SchoolDigger Rating (2021)
251101002868	261	Southbridge High School	Public	9-12	132 Torrey Road	Southbridge	01550	Worcester County	Southbridge	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 764-5450	464	34	13.7		142 (30.6%)	8 (1.7%)	300 (64.7%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$19,254			$1,313			$17,942	9.1	3.6	335	74	R0
250483000649	262	B M C Durfee High	Public	9-12	360 Elsbree Street	Fall River	02720	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	No	(508) 675-8100	2,130	175	12.1		1,088 (51.1%)	205 (9.6%)	600 (28.2%)	114 (5.4%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	120 (5.6%)	$16,255			$647			$15,607	8.9	19	296	34	R0
250279000327	263	The English High	Public	9-12	144 McBride Street	Boston	02130	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8979	518	58	8.9		21 (4.1%)	187 (36.1%)	288 (55.6%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	$26,878			$2,184			$24,695	8.6	2.9	338	75	R0
250354000482	264	Chelsea High	Public	9-12	299 Everett Avenue	Chelsea	02150	Suffolk County	Chelsea	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 466-5000	1,455	104	14		71 (4.9%)	61 (4.2%)	1,298 (89.2%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (1.4%)	$16,115			$1,248			$14,867	8.1	8.2	320	56	R0
250279001692	265	Boston Community Leadership Academy	Public	9-12	655 Metropolitan Ave	Hyde Park	02136	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8937	478	45	10.7		16 (3.3%)	173 (36.2%)	270 (56.5%)	13 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	$24,845			$1,313			$23,532	7.7	4.2	331	66	R0
250279000952	266	Dr. William Henderson Upper	Public, Alternative	2-12	18 Croftland Av	Dorchester	02124	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-6365	726	79	9.1		133 (18.3%)	310 (42.7%)	181 (24.9%)	63 (8.7%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.3%)	$29,957			$1,567			$28,390	7.6	9.6	317	51	R0
250279002725	267	TechBoston Academy	Public	6-12	9 Peacevale Road	Dorchester	02124	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-1615	901	95	9.4		26 (2.9%)	545 (60.5%)	275 (30.5%)	19 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.6%)	$25,108			$1,578			$23,530	7.5	6.8	323	56	R0
250843001336	268	New Bedford High	Public	9-12	230 Hathaway Blvd	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	2,722	176	15.4		930 (34.2%)	416 (15.3%)	1,199 (44.0%)	26 (1.0%)	14 (0.5%)	5 (0.2%)	131 (4.8%)	$15,492			$606			$14,886	7.3	4.6	330	62	R0
250711001080	269	Lynn English High	Public	9-12	50 Goodridge Street	Lynn	01902	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7366	2,012	115	17.5		198 (9.8%)	188 (9.3%)	1,408 (70.0%)	158 (7.9%)	7 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (2.4%)	$13,050			$252			$12,798	7	19.7	294	25	R0
250279000698	270	Another Course To College	Public	9-12	612 Metropolitan Av	Hyde Park	02136	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8865	236	25	9.4		12 (5.1%)	119 (50.4%)	96 (40.7%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	$23,765			$1,287			$22,477	6.5	4.7	329	59	R0

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