Our students typically join New Bedford Star Kids Scholarship Program between Kindergarten and Grade Four. For the 2020/21 school year, there are 118 students enrolled in our program.
100 % of our students have a parent with a history of incarceration and/or substance abuse
60% of our students live in a single parent household
14% of our students are being raised by their biological parent(s)
21% of our students are living with a grandparent or extended family members
83 students attend independent or parochial schools; 32 attend public schools; 3 are homeschooled
12 cities/towns in Southeastern Massachuetts where are students live