School district · Massachusetts

Brookline

Brookline in Massachusetts: 12 public schools with 7,023 students and 12.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $30,250 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 12
Students: 7,023
Students per teacher: 12.9; MA 11.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $30,250; 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): 544
Counselors (FTE): 31.7
Students per counselor: 222; MA 334 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 16.5; Librarians (FTE): 12.5

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%

69%proficient

+2.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 94% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 44% · 351 school districts compared

2,920 students tested, grades 3–8 · NextGen MCAS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Massachusetts: 41%

71%proficient

−0.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 95% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 40% · 351 school districts compared

2,919 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.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$19.1K15

$19.7K16

$20.8K17

$21.6K18

$22.4K19

$23.9K20

$28.1K21

$29.5K22

$28.4K23

$30.3K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 2.7% · $6.6M
State: 19% · $45.6M
Local: 79% · $192.6M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $19,817
Support services: $10,433
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $14.8M
Long-term debt: $14.6M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Pre-K centers: 3Elementary schools: 8High schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Brookline Early Education Program at Beacon	Pre-K	47	9.4	—	—	Brookline
Brookline Early Education Program at Putterham	Pre-K	46	7.9	—	—	Chestnut Hill
The Lynch Center	Pre-K	50	11.0	—	—	Brookline
Edith C Baker	K–8	665	14.8	71%	71%	Chestnut Hill
Florida Ruffin Ridley School	Pre-K–8	857	13.9	63%	69%	Brookline
John D Runkle	Pre-K–8	476	12.9	67%	70%	Brookline
Lawrence	K–8	630	14.0	72%	77%	Brookline
Michael Driscoll	Pre-K–8	567	13.6	70%	72%	Brookline
Pierce	K–8	592	13.3	73%	71%	Brookline
Roland Hayes	Pre-K–8	418	13.4	73%	68%	Chestnut Hill
William H Lincoln	K–8	494	12.6	71%	74%	Brookline
Brookline High	9–12	2,181	11.9	—	—	Brookline

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.

Sources

Address: 333 Washington Street, Brookline, MA 02445
Phone: (617)730-2403

Website

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.