Bean Town Times

The ratio of students to teachers in Phoenix Academy Charter Public High School, Chelsea District fell by 5% in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

There were 185 students being taught by 12.1 teachers in Phoenix Academy Charter Public High School, Chelsea District, which covers schools within Suffolk County and has a main office in Chelsea. That's an average of 15.3 students per teacher in the district during the 2021-22 school year.

In the previous year, Phoenix Academy Charter Public High School, Chelsea District had 221 students and 13.7 teachers on staff.

However, the state is facing a teacher shortage, just like the rest of the U.S. NewsNation reported that the state was offering emergency teaching licenses to educators who only had bachelor’s degrees, in an effort to get more teachers into schools.

Massachusetts has roughly one teacher for every 13 students, which is better than the national average of one teacher for every 16 students.

Previous Year	Student-to-teacher ratio	Current year	Student-to-teacher ratio
2020-21	16.1:1	2021-22	15.3:1