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Braintree, Massachusetts - 10 schools
An equity score of 25/100 ranks Braintree #291 of 362 districts in Massachusetts (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,755 per pupil, Braintree ranks #344 of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending (Massachusetts districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,380
Total Enrollment
10
Schools
$17,755
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Braintree operates 10 public schools serving 5,380 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Massachusetts. The school portfolio breaks down into 8 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly 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 Norfolk County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,755 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending. See how Massachusetts compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 59.0% local, 31.6% state, and 9.3% 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 25/100, ranked #291 of 362 in Massachusetts against a state average of 38, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 10 schools offering Advanced Placement (25 AP courses district-wide), a 265.7:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 16.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 52.4% White, 28.2% Asian, 8.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Donald Ross, with a diversity index of 71.3/100.
Its largest campus is Braintree High, enrolling 1,694 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Donald Ross, at 182 students, a 9x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Braintree High accounts for 31.3% of all Braintree student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Braintree-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Braintree school enrollment varies 9.3× across entities
Braintree school enrollment ranges from 182 students (lowest) to 1,694 students (highest), a spread of 1,512 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Braintree student-counselor ratio is 266:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Braintree is typically wider than the Braintree-aggregate figure suggests.
Braintree chronic absenteeism rate is 16.8% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Braintree is typically wider than the Braintree-aggregate figure suggests.