Baystate Academy Charter Public School

Located at 2001 Roosevelt Avenue, in Springfield, Massachusetts, Baystate Academy Charter Public School is a close-knit four-year high school that caters to 388 students (grades 6 through 12), one of the schools within Baystate Academy Charter Public School. Compared to the state average of about 777 students per school, that is 50% leaner than typical.

Baystate Academy Charter Public School sits inside Baystate Academy Charter Public School, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On the student-mix side, Baystate Academy Charter Public School shows that 66% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 25% Black, 6% White. By comparison, Hampden County as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 6.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 23.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Hampden County) records that median household earnings sit near $71,306, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Baystate Academy Charter Public School is one of 168 public schools in Hampden County (combined enrollment of about 68,540 students).

The closest other public school is Springfield Preparatory Charter School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Baystate Academy Charter Public School.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area. Baystate Academy Charter Public School operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 13%: 445 students in 2018 compared to 388 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 8.7:1 in 2018 to 6.7:1 today.

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