Enrollment
289
Massachusetts · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Brookfield, MA
Brookfield Elementary
Federal NCES profile for Brookfield Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 39/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 250312000413
👥 S:T ratio 50
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 42
📋 Attendance 35
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Brookfield Elementary earns 39/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Massachusetts median.
- 39
- Resource Index · Typical
- 12.6:1
- students per teacher
- 289
- students enrolled
Brookfield Elementary has class sizes near the Massachusetts median. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Brookfield · Massachusetts
NCES ID 250312000413 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
23.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
12.6:1
vs 12.3:1 Massachusetts avg
+2% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Brookfield Elementary compares with Massachusetts and U.S. medians
What stands out at Brookfield Elementary
Brookfield Elementary is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Brookfield, Massachusetts, enrolling 289 students.
Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 12.6:1 puts it in the larger third of Massachusetts schools by student-teacher ratio.
Enrollment of 289 puts it in the smaller third of Massachusetts schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 1,831 scored Massachusetts schools.
Its student body is predominantly White (85% of enrollment) (diversity index 27/100).
Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 289 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 26.0% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Brookfield spends $17,032 per pupil, 24% below the Massachusetts average, a leaner-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 19.7% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Brookfield operates only this one school, so Brookfield Elementary has no district-mates to compare against locally.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Brookfield Elementary compares
Brookfield Elementary on the metrics families compare, against Massachusetts and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Massachusetts | Massachusetts avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 12.6:1 | ▲ 2% | 12.3:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 289 | top 73% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
12.6:1
Leaner classes than 70% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
289
Bigger than 31% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
12.6:1
students per teacher
- 2% above state mean
Top 62% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 38% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
26.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$17,032
per pupil, district-wide
- below Massachusetts avg of $22,458
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 289 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
White 84.8%
Hispanic or Latino 7.6%
Two or More 4.8%
African American 2.4%
Asian 0.3%
Largest group: White at 84.8% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 27.2/100
Simpson diversity index - at 27.2, Brookfield Elementary is less mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Brookfield, which includes Brookfield Elementary.
$17,032
Per student
-24%
vs Massachusetts
Avg $22,458
+3%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 8.5%
State 71.8%
Federal 19.7%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar other schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Massachusetts, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~289 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~12.6:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Brookfield Elementary
How many students attend Brookfield Elementary?
Brookfield Elementary has 289 students enrolled. It is a public school in Brookfield, MA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Brookfield Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Brookfield Elementary is 12.6:1, which is 2% higher than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 20% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Brookfield Elementary?
The largest demographic group at Brookfield Elementary is White at 84.8% of enrollment, in Brookfield, MA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Brookfield Elementary?
Brookfield Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 39/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Brookfield Elementary a good school?
Brookfield Elementary earns 39/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Massachusetts median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Brookfield?
None reported; Brookfield operates only Brookfield Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.
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