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Orleans, Massachusetts - 2 schools
An equity score of 70/100 ranks Brewster #2 of 362 districts in Massachusetts (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $27,518 per pupil, Brewster ranks #50 of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending (Massachusetts districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
432
Total Enrollment
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Schools
$27,518
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Brewster operates 2 public schools serving 432 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Massachusetts. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Barnstable County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $27,518 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending. See how Massachusetts compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 1.6% local, 75.9% state, and 22.5% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 70/100, ranked #2 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.
a 291.3:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 20.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 73.2% White, 11.4% Hispanic or Latino, 5.7% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Stony Brook Elementary, enrolling 242 students (55% of the district's total enrollment).
Stony Brook Elementary accounts for 55.1% of all Brewster student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Brewster a distant remainder — means Brewster-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Brewster student-counselor ratio is 291:1 — 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 Brewster is typically wider than the Brewster-aggregate figure suggests.
Brewster chronic absenteeism rate is 20.4% — 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 Brewster is typically wider than the Brewster-aggregate figure suggests.