Brookline, MA School District

Listed by NCES as Brookline (district ID 2503150)

Public school district · Norfolk County · Massachusetts · NCES district ID 2503150

Brookline, MA School District spent $27,892 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 94% of the other Massachusetts districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $21,173). Its 12 schools enrolled 7,023 students in 2024-25; 18.8% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $29,170 per student, up 4.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 96% (Massachusetts: 89.2%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Massachusetts districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Brookline, MA in enrollment (6,370 to 7,444 students) and Brookline, MA itself.

Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Brookline, MA, FY23Cambridge $39,949; Brookline, MA $27,892; Lexington Public Schools $25,657; Plymouth $23,123; Chicopee Public Schools $22,136; Revere $20,150; Malden Public Schools $19,739; Everett $18,878; Methuen $17,940; Wachusett Regional $17,894; State median, 1,000+ students $21,173.10k20k30k40k50kCambridge$39,949Brookline, MA$27,892Lexington Public Schools$25,657Plymouth$23,123Chicopee Public Schools$22,136Revere$20,150Malden Public Schools$19,739Everett$18,878Methuen$17,940Wachusett Regional$17,894State median, 1,000+ students $21,173
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Brookline, MA, FY23Cambridge $39,949; Brookline, MA $27,892; Lexington Public Schools $25,657; Plymouth $23,123; Chicopee Public Schools $22,136; Revere $20,150; Malden Public Schools $19,739; Everett $18,878; Methuen $17,940; Wachusett Regional $17,894; State median, 1,000+ students $21,173.10k20k30k40k50kCambridge$39,949Brookline, MA$27,892Lexington Public Schools$25,657Plymouth$23,123Chicopee Public Schools$22,136Revere$20,150Malden Public Schools$19,739Everett$18,878Methuen$17,940Wachusett Regional$17,894State median, 1,000+ students $21,173
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Brookline, MA, FY23Cambridge $39,949; Brookline, MA $27,892; Lexington Public Schools $25,657; Plymouth $23,123; Chicopee Public Schools $22,136; Revere $20,150; Malden Public Schools $19,739; Everett $18,878; Methuen $17,940; Wachusett Regional $17,894; State median, 1,000+ students $21,173.10k30k50kCambridge$39,949Brookline, MA$27,892Lexington Public Schools$25,657Plymouth$23,123Chicopee Public Schools$22,136Revere$20,150Malden Public Schools$19,739Everett$18,878Methuen$17,940Wachusett Regional$17,894State median, 1,000+ students $21,173
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Brookline, MA, FY23Cambridge $39,949; Brookline, MA $27,892; Lexington Public Schools $25,657; Plymouth $23,123; Chicopee Public Schools $22,136; Revere $20,150; Malden Public Schools $19,739; Everett $18,878; Methuen $17,940; Wachusett Regional $17,894; State median, 1,000+ students $21,173.10k30k50kCambridge$39,949Brookline, MA$27,892Lexington Public Schools$25,657Plymouth$23,123Chicopee Public Schools$22,136Revere$20,150Malden Public Schools$19,739Everett$18,878Methuen$17,940Wachusett Regional$17,894State median, 1,000+ students $21,173

Where the money came from

$229,706,000 in revenue: 18.8% state, 77.5% local and 3.7% federal. Total spending including $64,227,000 of capital outlay was $282,913,000, or $39,757 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Brookline, MA School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $43,242,000; Local $178,041,000; Federal $8,423,000; total $229,706,000.
  • State$43,242,000 19%
  • Local$178,041,000 78%
  • Federal$8,423,000 4%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 243 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

7,060 students in 2022-23, 7,039 students in 2023-24, 7,023 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Brookline, MA School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 7,060, 2023-24: 7,039, 2024-25: 7,02302k4k6k8k2022-237,0602023-247,0392024-257,023
Brookline, MA School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 7,060, 2023-24: 7,039, 2024-25: 7,02302k4k6k8k2022-237,0602023-247,0392024-257,023
Brookline, MA School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 7,060, 2023-24: 7,039, 2024-25: 7,02302k4k6k8k2022-237,0602023-247,0392024-257,023
Brookline, MA School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 7,060, 2023-24: 7,039, 2024-25: 7,02302k4k6k8k2022-237,0602023-247,0392024-257,023

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-237,060610.311.6
2023-247,039581.912.1
2024-257,023544.112.9

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$67,124,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $9,433 per student

Brookline, MA School District booked $67,124,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 610 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $109,982 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 97 in 100 Massachusetts districts with a figure (state median $83,840, 276 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Massachusetts teacher salary at $88,903 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$50,476,00075.2%
Special education$15,489,00023.1%
Vocational$1,159,0001.7%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $7,597 in 2018-19, $8,318 in 2019-20, $9,532 in 2020-21, $8,953 in 2021-22, $9,433 in 2022-23.

Brookline, MA School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,597, 2019-20: $8,318, 2020-21: $9,532, 2021-22: $8,953, 2022-23: $9,43302.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$7,5972019-20$8,3182020-21$9,5322021-22$8,9532022-23$9,433
Brookline, MA School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,597, 2019-20: $8,318, 2020-21: $9,532, 2021-22: $8,953, 2022-23: $9,43302.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$7,5972019-20$8,3182020-21$9,5322021-22$8,9532022-23$9,433
Brookline, MA School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,597, 2019-20: $8,318, 2020-21: $9,532, 2021-22: $8,953, 2022-23: $9,43302.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$7,5972019-20$8,3182020-21$9,5322021-22$8,9532022-23$9,433
Brookline, MA School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,597, 2019-20: $8,318, 2020-21: $9,532, 2021-22: $8,953, 2022-23: $9,43302.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$7,5972019-20$8,3182020-21$9,5322021-22$8,9532022-23$9,433

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Brookline, MA School District scored proficient or above: 72% in reading and 71% in math, against 43.7% in reading and 40.7% in math across Massachusetts. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Massachusetts, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtMassachusettsStudents tested
Reading and language arts72%43.7%3,590
Math71%40.7%3,587

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

96% of the 486 students in Brookline, MA School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.2% across Massachusetts. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtMassachusetts
Four-year graduation rate96%89.2%
Students in the class48672,602

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

8 elementary schools, 4,699 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Florida Ruffin Ridley School85713.9not reportedTargeted program
Edith C Baker66514.8not reportedNot Title I
Lawrence63014.0not reportedNot Title I
Pierce59213.3not reportedNot Title I
Michael Driscoll56713.6not reportedNot Title I
William H Lincoln49412.6not reportedTargeted program
John D Runkle47612.9not reportedNot Title I
Heath41813.4not reportedNot Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 2,181 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Brookline High2,18111.9not reportedTargeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

3 other schools, 143 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
The Lynch Center5011.0not reportedNot Title I
Brookline Early Education Program at Beacon479.4not reportedNot Title I
Brookline Early Education Program at Putterham467.9not reportedNot Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

One more school on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory

These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.

Brookline Early Education Program at Clark Road

School in Brookline; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 64 students; 11.2 students per teacher.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.

Contact Brookline, MA School District

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Brookline, MA School District

  1. Massachusetts districts by spending per studentBrookline, MA School District ranks 16 of 243 Massachusetts districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($27,892).#16 of 243
  2. Every school district in MassachusettsBrookline, MA School District is the number 18 by size of 397 Massachusetts districts, with 7,116 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#18 of 397
  3. PlymouthThe next larger Massachusetts district: 7,205 students in fall 2022, $23,123 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$23,123
  4. Lexington Public SchoolsThe next smaller Massachusetts district: 6,938 students in fall 2022, $25,657 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$25,657
  5. Compare Brookline, MA School District with PlymouthEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Brookline High, its largest high school2,181 students in 2024-25, 11.9 per teacher.2,181
  7. Teacher salary spending across MassachusettsBrookline, MA School District spent $109,982 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $83,840); spending, not a salary.$109,982
  8. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Brookline, MA School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Brookline, MA School District?
    12 schools were open in 2024-25 (8 elementary, 1 high, 3 other), enrolling 7,023 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Brookline, MA School District spend per student?
    $27,892 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Massachusetts median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $21,173 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $29,170 per student, up 4.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Brookline, MA School District's money come from?
    $229,706,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 18.8% state, 77.5% local and 3.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Brookline, MA School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 373 of the 8,414 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 4.4%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Brookline, MA School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $67,124,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $9,433 per student. Divided by the 610 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $109,982 per teacher, more than 97 in 100 Massachusetts districts (state median $83,840). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Massachusetts teacher salary at $88,903 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Brookline, MA School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Brookline, MA School District scored proficient or above: 72% in reading and 71% in math, against 43.7% in reading and 40.7% in math across Massachusetts. Massachusetts's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Brookline, MA School District?
    96% of the 486 students in Brookline, MA School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.2% across Massachusetts. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Brookline, MA School District's NCES district ID?
    2503150. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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