Boston Preparatory Charter Public School

Boston Preparatory Charter Public School is one of the mid-sized high schools in Hyde Park, Massachusetts, run under Boston Preparatory Charter Public, with 700 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 12.

Boston Preparatory Charter Public School is a school of Boston Preparatory Charter Public, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On the student-mix side, Boston Preparatory Charter Public School logs that the largest single group is Black, at 60% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 33% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Suffolk County as a whole is about 18% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Boston Preparatory Charter Public School reports 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 23.4:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Suffolk County indicate the typical household earns roughly $95,631 per year, about 51% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Suffolk County's 157 public schools (combined enrollment of about 75,679 students), Boston Preparatory Charter Public School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: New Mission High School, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Boston Preparatory Charter Public School operates from a metropolitan location. Boston Preparatory Charter Public School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. Boston Preparatory Charter Public School's enrollment has expanded 51% since 2018, when it stood at 463 (now 700). Over the same period, the Black share fell from 67% to 60%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 10.5:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 today.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.