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Libertas Academy Charter School
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Libertas Academy Charter School
Libertas Academy Charter School, an intimate 9-12 campus in Springfield, Massachusetts, part of Libertas Academy Charter School, enrolls 563 students, covering grades 6 through 12. By comparison, Massachusetts's public schools average about 777 students each, so Libertas Academy Charter School sits 28% below that benchmark.
Libertas Academy Charter School is a school of Libertas Academy Charter School, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.
In terms of who attends, Libertas Academy Charter School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (82%). Beyond that, the school logs 13% Black, 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 27% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 23.4:1 average.
Across the wider county, Hampden County reports that median household income runs about $71,306, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Hampden County runs 168 public schools (combined enrollment of about 68,540 students), of which Libertas Academy Charter School is one.
The closest other public school is Conservatory of the Arts, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area. Libertas Academy Charter School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.
Looking at the recent track record. Libertas Academy Charter School's enrollment has increased 526% since 2018, when it stood at 90 (now 563).
In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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