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Mystic Valley Regional Charter School
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Mystic Valley Regional Charter School
Mystic Valley Regional Charter School, a well-populated multi-level school in Malden, Massachusetts, operated by Mystic Valley Regional Charter, caters to 1,698 students, covering grades K through 12. That puts it 95% above the typical public school in Massachusetts, which averages around 870 students.
Mystic Valley Regional Charter School is a school of Mystic Valley Regional Charter, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.
On demographics, Mystic Valley Regional Charter School reports that the largest single group is Asian at 33%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 33% White, 17% Black, 13% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is noticeably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 14%.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Mystic Valley Regional Charter School has 109 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.1:1 average.
In the area at large, Middlesex County reports that median household earnings sit near $130,847, roughly 60% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Middlesex County runs 386 public schools (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students), of which Mystic Valley Regional Charter School is one.
Nearest neighbor: Salemwood, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area. As a public charter, Mystic Valley Regional Charter School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.
Over the past 7-year window. Mystic Valley Regional Charter School's enrollment has ticked up 8% since 2018, when it stood at 1,571 (now 1,698). White enrollment moved from 49% to 33% across the same window.
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