Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School, Devens, MA

Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School is a public charter school in Devens, MA for grades 7-12. It had 388 students in 2024-25, about 9.4 per teacher. As a public charter school it charges no tuition.

Contact Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School

Enrollment, lottery dates and seats are set by each school, so ask it directly. The website is the one the state reported to the federal directory.

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School facts

Grades: 7-12
Students: 388 (2024-25)
Teachers (full-time equivalent): 41.2 (2024-25)
Students per teacher: 9.4
Level: High school
School type: Regular public school
Tuition: None (public charter school)
County: Middlesex County
NCES school ID: 250003800581

Reports under: Francis W. Parker Charter Essential (District) (the school district or charter agency named in the federal directory). Charter authorizer: Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, as the state reported it.

From the U.S. Department of Education’s Common Core of Data: the public school directory 2025-26 (preliminary) for the address, phone, website, grades and authorizer; the 2024-25 membership and staff files for students and teachers. Figures move every year, so ask the school for today’s. NCES data files · Where our data comes from. Something wrong? Tell us.

What a charter school is

Public and free. NCES describes a public charter school as a publicly funded school, usually run by a group or organization under a contract (the charter) with the state, the district or another body. The federal definition says a charter school does not charge tuition.
Families choose it. Under the same definition, a charter school is one parents choose to send their children to, and it admits students by lottery when more apply than it has room for.
No program badge. ChoiceFunded’s program badges and “schools that accept” lists cover private schools only. Charter schools are listed separately here, with no badge, and are never counted with private schools.

Sources: 20 U.S.C. 7221i (federal Charter Schools Program definitions); NCES, Condition of Education: Public Charter School Enrollment. Each state writes its own charter law, so ask the school how enrollment works there.

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Collegiate Charter School of Lowell (K-12, 14 mi)
Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School (6-12, 15 mi)