About METCO, Inc.

The Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity, Inc. (METCO, Inc.), a private, nonprofit organization founded in 1966 is the service provider for the Metropolitan Boston METCO program. The METCO program has approximately 3,300 students from Boston and Springfield attending public schools in participating suburban communities. Funded by the State Legislature, under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 76; 12A and administered by the Massachusetts Department of Education, the METCO program is the second oldest voluntary inter-district school assignment program in the country dedicated to increasing diversity and reducing racial isolation.

Accomplishments

The METCO program has raised student achievement scores, enhanced graduation levels and fostered college attendance for Boston and Springfield students of color since 1966. In turn, it has brought an integrated learning experience to predominantly white student populations in suburban classrooms.

College Attendance Rate

• METCO students attend college at nearly the same rate as their suburban classmates.

• Ten percent more METCO graduates attend college than the statewide average.

• METCO students select four-year, degree granting colleges nearly twice as often as their friends and neighbors attending Boston schools.

Applications

METCO, Inc. has responsibility for facilitating referral of all students to a participating METCO school system.

For more information about the program visit:

• Massachusetts Department of Education METCO page

• METCO Inc. website