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Roxbury, Massachusetts - 109 schools
An equity score of 56/100 ranks Boston #27 of 362 districts in Massachusetts (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $34,835 per pupil, Boston ranks #14 of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending (Massachusetts districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Boston operates 109 public schools serving 46,367 students, placing it among the largest districts in Massachusetts. The school portfolio breaks down into 90 combined, 14 high, 4 elementary, 1 middle schools, giving families in a major system a clear picture of grade-band coverage across a large portfolio before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Suffolk County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $34,835 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 40 of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending. See how Massachusetts compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 62.0% local, 25.9% state, and 12.1% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 56/100, ranked #27 of 362 in Massachusetts against a state average of 38, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 23 of 109 schools offering Advanced Placement (164 AP courses district-wide), a 313:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 40.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 46.4% Hispanic or Latino, 30.0% African American, 13.7% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Henderson K-12 Inclusion School Lower, with a diversity index of 76.6/100.
Its largest campus is Boston Latin School, enrolling 2,424 students (5% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Carter School, at 28 students, a 87x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Boston school enrollment ranges from 28 students (lowest) to 2,424 students (highest), a spread of 2,396 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Boston is typically wider than the Boston-aggregate figure suggests.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection NCES Civil Rights Data Collection
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22
This district has moderate funding equity. There may be room to improve funding diversity or resource allocation.
Average demographic composition across 109 schools in Boston.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Boston's schools, above the Massachusetts average of 47.3.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
The Massachusetts districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worcester | Smaller | Lower spending | Less locally funded |
| Springfield | Smaller | Lower spending | Less locally funded |
| Lynn | Smaller | Lower spending | Less locally funded |
| Brockton | Smaller | Lower spending | Less locally funded |
| Lowell | Smaller | Lower spending | Less locally funded |
Comparisons are relative to Boston's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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Compare vs Worcester →Boston has 109 schools, including 90 combined, 14 high, 4 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 46,367 students.
Boston spends $34,835 per student. The district has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #27 in Massachusetts.
Boston students are 46.4% Hispanic or Latino, 30.0% African American, 13.7% White, 5.6% Asian, averaged across 109 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Boston has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #27 out of 362 districts in Massachusetts.
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