Excel High School

Excel High School is a senior high of minimally staffed scale in South Boston, Massachusetts, operated by Boston, educateing 301 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 61% below the typical public school in Massachusetts, which averages around 777 students.

Across the 109 schools in Boston (46,437 students total), Excel High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Excel High School records that 37% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 34% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 7% White, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Suffolk County as a whole is about 18% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 23.4:1 average.

Around the school, census data for Suffolk County shows median household income runs about $95,631, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Suffolk County runs 157 public schools (combined enrollment of about 75,679 students), of which Excel High School is one.

Boston Collaborative High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Excel High School.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 39%: 491 students in 2018 compared to 301 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 23% to 18% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 11.4:1 in 2018 to 7.3:1 in 2025.

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