School district · Massachusetts
Boston
Boston in Massachusetts: 108 public schools with 46,094 students and 10.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $47,377 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 108
- Students
- 46,094
- Students per teacher
- 10.6
- MA 11.9 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $47,377
- MA $26.5K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 4,366
- Counselors (FTE)
- 111
- Students per counselor
- 414
- MA 334 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 93.6
- Librarians (FTE): 59.7
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Massachusetts's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Massachusetts: 42%29%proficient
+2.4 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 77% of school districts in Massachusetts
Median 44% · 351 school districts compared
17,710 students tested, grades 3–8 · NextGen MCAS; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Massachusetts: 41%28%proficient
+1.3 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 76% of school districts in Massachusetts
Median 40% · 351 school districts compared
17,792 students tested, grades 3–8 · NextGen MCAS; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 14% · $271.2M
- State
- 25% · $498.3M
- Local
- 62% · $1.2B
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $29,747
- Support services
- $16,245
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $73.1M
- Long-term debt
- $43.1M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adams Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 237 | 7.1 | 22% | 27% |
Alighieri Dante Montessori SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 109 | 9.4 | 58% | 56% |
Baldwin Early Learning Pilot AcademyFree meals for all | Pre-K–1 | 165 | 9.4 | — | — |
Bates Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 281 | 10.2 | 38% | 41% |
Beethoven Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–2 | 287 | 11.9 | — | — |
Blackstone Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 582 | 9.7 | 11% | 9.1% |
Boston Teachers Union K-8 PilotFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 249 | 8.6 | 32% | 21% |
Bradley Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 292 | 10.8 | 61% | 64% |
Channing Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 194 | 9.2 | 26% | 19% |
Chittick Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 248 | 9.4 | 21% | 19% |
Clap Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 140 | 9.0 | 15% | 14% |
Condon K-8 SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 518 | 8.5 | 10% | 5.0% |
Conley Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 148 | 7.5 | 22% | 24% |
Curley K-8 SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 902 | 8.0 | 32% | 31% |
Dever Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 445 | 11.5 | 15% | 24% |
East Boston Early Education CenterFree meals for all | Pre-K–1 | 176 | 11.3 | — | — |
Edison Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 502 | 8.8 | 15% | 20% |
Eliot K-8 Innovation SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 784 | 13.4 | 72% | 72% |
Ellis Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 391 | 12.5 | 13% | 6.6% |
Ellison-Parks Early Education SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–3 | 190 | 9.8 | 22% | 26% |
Everett Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 288 | 11.3 | 33% | 20% |
Gardner Pilot AcademyFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 364 | 9.5 | 24% | 21% |
Greenwood Sarah K-8 SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 357 | 9.3 | 10% | 8.1% |
Grew Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 198 | 9.9 | 42% | 35% |
Guild Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 259 | 8.8 | 19% | 22% |
Hale Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 162 | 10.7 | 49% | 48% |
Haley Pilot SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 360 | 8.2 | 26% | 26% |
Harvard-Kent Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 334 | 9.1 | 43% | 41% |
Haynes Early Education CenterFree meals for all | Pre-K–1 | 168 | 11.0 | — | — |
Henderson K-12 Inclusion School LowerFree meals for all | Pre-K–1 | 196 | 7.7 | — | — |
Hennigan K-8 SchoolFree meals for all | K–8 | 472 | 9.4 | 11% | 6.3% |
Hernandez K-8 SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 372 | 13.8 | 31% | 30% |
Higginson Inclusion K0-2 SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–2 | 154 | 8.8 | — | — |
Holmes Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 283 | 9.4 | 32% | 20% |
Hurley K-8 SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 335 | 12.2 | 42% | 36% |
Kennedy John F Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 399 | 13.6 | 38% | 37% |
Kennedy Patrick J Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 279 | 10.9 | 28% | 37% |
Kenny Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 329 | 10.2 | 25% | 23% |
Kilmer K-8 SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 401 | 10.0 | 36% | 35% |
King Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 464 | 9.9 | 11% | 3.2% |
Lee AcademyFree meals for all | Pre-K–3 | 195 | 11.3 | 6.9% | 24% |
Lee K-8 SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 551 | 9.3 | 9.6% | 5.9% |
Lyndon K-8 SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 512 | 12.2 | 47% | 44% |
Lyon K-8 SchoolFree meals for all | K–8 | 143 | 6.8 | 22% | 24% |
Manning Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 159 | 10.7 | 67% | 62% |
Mario Umana AcademyFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 634 | 10.1 | 7.6% | 8.5% |
Mason Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 205 | 9.5 | 12% | 12% |
Mather Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 473 | 10.8 | 25% | 26% |
Mattahunt Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 581 | 11.1 | 25% | 22% |
McKay K-8 SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 640 | 9.5 | 14% | 9.1% |
Mendell Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 309 | 10.5 | 36% | 38% |
Mildred Avenue K-8 SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 601 | 10.6 | 8.4% | 10.0% |
Mozart Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 155 | 10.7 | 53% | 49% |
Murphy K-8 SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 855 | 12.1 | 39% | 39% |
O'Donnell Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 256 | 10.3 | 13% | 25% |
Orchard Gardens K-8 SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 689 | 10.2 | 12% | 11% |
Otis Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 408 | 13.4 | 42% | 42% |
Perkins Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 167 | 8.8 | 24% | 22% |
Perry Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 213 | 10.3 | 60% | 55% |
Philbrick Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 131 | 9.8 | 50% | 53% |
Quincy Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 731 | 12.0 | 49% | 62% |
Roosevelt K-8 SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 364 | 10.4 | 26% | 16% |
Russell Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 356 | 11.9 | 20% | 11% |
Shaw-Taylor Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 528 | 9.4 | 14% | 13% |
Sumner Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 576 | 11.3 | 30% | 29% |
Tobin K-8 SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 364 | 9.6 | 14% | 12% |
Trotter Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 352 | 10.7 | 24% | 11% |
Tynan Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 227 | 8.7 | 17% | 12% |
UP Academy HollandFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 641 | 14.4 | 21% | 22% |
Warren-Prescott K-8 SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 507 | 11.1 | 65% | 58% |
| Pre-K–1 | 76 | 7.2 | — | — | |
Winship Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 353 | 13.9 | 57% | 50% |
Winthrop Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 226 | 9.2 | 31% | 34% |
Young Achievers K-8 SchoolAlternativeFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 489 | 10.7 | 13% | 8.7% |
Frederick Pilot Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 7–8 | 215 | 6.7 | 8.3% | 2.2% |
Higginson-Lewis K-8 SchoolFree meals for all | 3–8 | 213 | 9.2 | 8.6% | 4.8% |
Ohrenberger SchoolFree meals for all | 3–8 | 477 | 11.3 | 26% | 31% |
Albert D Holland School of TechnologyFree meals for all | 7–12 | 399 | 9.8 | 2.9% | 0.0% |
Another Course To CollegeAlternativeFree meals for all | 9–12 | 253 | 11.2 | — | — |
Boston Adult Tech AcademyAlternativeFree meals for all | 11–12 | 227 | 10.3 | — | — |
Boston Arts AcademyAlternativeFree meals for all | 9–12 | 500 | 9.6 | — | — |
Boston Collaborative High SchoolAlternativeFree meals for all | 9–12 | 210 | 10.2 | — | — |
Boston International High School & Newcomers AcademyFree meals for all | 9–12 | 490 | 8.8 | — | — |
Boston Latin AcademyFree meals for all | 7–12 | 1,693 | 17.9 | 63% | 51% |
Boston Latin SchoolFree meals for all | 7–12 | 2,424 | 18.7 | 76% | 79% |
Brighton High SchoolFree meals for all | 7–12 | 667 | 9.1 | 14% | 6.3% |
| 8–12 | 28 | 28.0 | — | — | |
Charlestown High SchoolFree meals for all | 7–12 | 754 | 8.1 | 2.0% | 12% |
Community AcademyFree meals for all | 9–12 | 58 | 5.5 | — | — |
| 9–12 | 398 | 12.6 | — | — | |
Dearborn 6-12 STEM AcademyFree meals for all | 6–12 | 565 | 10.9 | 15% | 8.0% |
East Boston High SchoolFree meals for all | 7–12 | 1,252 | 11.5 | 12% | 8.7% |
English High SchoolFree meals for all | 7–12 | 720 | 10.2 | 8.7% | 4.2% |
Excel High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 301 | 7.3 | — | — |
Fenway High SchoolAlternativeFree meals for all | 9–12 | 362 | 11.8 | — | — |
Greater Egleston High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 78 | 8.8 | — | — |
Lyon High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 95 | 6.7 | — | — |
Madison Park Technical Vocational High SchoolCareer and technicalFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,121 | 9.4 | — | — |
Margarita Muniz AcademyFree meals for all | 7–12 | 428 | 9.1 | 6.3% | 1.3% |
New Mission High SchoolAlternativeFree meals for all | 7–12 | 715 | 11.6 | 41% | 34% |
| 7–12 | 1,509 | 15.2 | 53% | 63% | |
Quincy Upper SchoolFree meals for all | 6–12 | 557 | 12.0 | 24% | 28% |
Ruth Batson AcademyFree meals for all | 7–12 | 604 | 9.6 | 5.5% | 4.7% |
Snowden International High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 421 | 11.1 | — | — |
TechBoston AcademyFree meals for all | 7–12 | 850 | 12.2 | 9.8% | 5.5% |
Henderson K-12 Inclusion School UpperFree meals for all | 2–12 | 631 | 8.1 | 18% | 14% |
Horace Mann School for the Deaf Hard of HearingSpecial education | Pre-K–12 | 73 | 2.0 | 3.9% | 3.9% |
Melvin H. King South End AcademyFree meals for all | 1–12 | 125 | 3.3 | 3.0% | 0.0% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 2300 Washington Street, Roxbury, MA 02119
- Phone
- (617)635-9050
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.