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School Comparison

Brightwood
vs.
Memorial

A side-by-side view of publicly reported data for these two schools.

Brightwood
Memorial
  • Brightwood reported a higher chronically absent students than Memorial (183 vs. 49).
  • Brightwood reported a higher violent incidents than Memorial (49 vs. 0).
  • Memorial reported a higher counselors (full time employee) than Brightwood (1.3 vs. 0).
  • Source Data Limit: 3 metrics are directly comparable between the two schools.
  • Source Data Limit: 1 additional metric is reported by only one school.

Attendance

How consistently students are present

Brightwood reported a higher chronically absent students than Memorial (183 vs. 49).

School Environment

Disciplinary actions from the Civil Rights Data Collection

Brightwood reported a higher violent incidents than Memorial (49 vs. 0).

Staffing & Support

Counselor and support staff capacity

Memorial reported a higher counselors (full time employee) than Brightwood (1.3 vs. 0).

Subgroup Analysis

Comparing reported values between specific student populations where both schools have data.

16 subgroup comparisons available across both schools.

Reported Only at Memorial

1 metric was reported by Memorial. Comparable data for Brightwood is missing or suppressed.

Students per counselor
160.8:1

Contextual Indicators

District Context

District-level data describes the overarching school district, not the individual school.

Per-pupil spending
Brightwood
$26,728.52
Memorial
$19,536.21
Local revenue share
Brightwood
2.1%
Memorial
25%
State revenue share
Brightwood
82.2%
Memorial
62.4%
Federal revenue share
Brightwood
15.7%
Memorial
12.6%
District chronic absenteeism rate
Brightwood
35.5%
Memorial
25.1%

County Economics

Both schools are located in the same county.

Median household income
Hampden County
$70,535
Hampden County
$70,535
Poverty rate
Hampden County
15.7%
Hampden County
15.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher
Hampden County
28.9%
Hampden County
28.9%
Unemployment rate
Hampden County
5.1%
Hampden County
5.1%
This comparison is derived exclusively from publicly available federal and state datasets. It may not reflect the most current information. We encourage parents and families to supplement this data with information published directly on each school’s website, which may include more recent figures.