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UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester, MA: schools, enrollment and spending

UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester runs 1 public school with 640 students in grades PK to 8. Its ratio of 11.2 students per teacher is 0.8 lower than the Massachusetts figure of 12.0.

At a glance

Schools
1
Students
640
Teachers (FTE)
57
Students per teacher
11.2
MA: 12.0 · US: 15.3
Address
35 Westville Street, Boston, MA 02124
County
Suffolk County
Locale
City: Large
Grades offered
PK to 8
Agency type
Charter agency
NCES district ID
2500549
State district ID
MA-3505
Total staff (FTE)
104
School counselors (FTE)
0.0
School administrators (FTE)
6.0
Charter schools
1
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Students per teacher compared

This district11.2
Massachusetts12.0
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (685), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$8.6 million
Federal revenue
$1.5 million
State revenue
$0
Local revenue
$7.1 million
Total spending
$11.5 million
Spending per pupil
$16,842
Salaries
$7.7 million66.9% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$0

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 17.6%
  • Local: 82.4%

Massachusetts overall

  • Federal: 5.8%
  • State: 39.5%
  • Local: 54.7%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$16,842
Massachusetts$24,749
United States$16,826

Schools in UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester

By level: 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
UP Academy Charter School of DorchesterCharterElementaryPK to 864011.2

Nearby and related

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.