Other / mixed grade configuration · Chestnut Hill, MA

Brookline Early Education Program at Putterham

Federal NCES profile for Brookline Early Education Program at Putterham, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 47/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 250315002793
0/100100/10047/100
👥 S:T ratio
63
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Brookline Early Education Program at Putterham earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% of Massachusetts schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Massachusetts.

#3 of 3
public schools in Chestnut Hill · Resource Index
47
Resource Index · Typical
9.2:1
small classes for Massachusetts
46
students enrolled

Brookline Early Education Program at Putterham has class sizes smaller than 88% of Massachusetts schools. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Brookline Early Education Program at Putterham ranks #3 of 3 public schools in Chestnut Hill, MA.

School address

Enrollment

46

Massachusetts · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

5.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

9.2:1

vs 12.3:1 Massachusetts avg

-25% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Brookline Early Education Program at Putterham compares with Massachusetts and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Brookline Early Education Program at Putterham

Brookline Early Education Program at Putterham is a small combined-grade school in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, enrolling 46 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 9.2:1, Brookline Early Education Program at Putterham is leaner than roughly 88% of Massachusetts schools and 25% under the state's 12.3:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 98% of Massachusetts schools, with 46 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 1,831 scored Massachusetts schools.

Its student body is led by Asian (39%) and White (35%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 70/100).

The surrounding Brookline spends $28,587 per pupil, 27% above the Massachusetts average, a better-resourced district than most.

Brookline also operates Brookline High (2,181 students) and Florida Ruffin Ridley School (857 students) alongside Brookline Early Education Program at Putterham.

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 Brookline Early Education Program at Putterham compares

Brookline Early Education Program at Putterham on the metrics families compare, against Massachusetts and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Massachusetts Massachusetts avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 9.2:1 ▼ 25% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 46 top 98% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

9.2:1
Leaner classes than 92% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
46
Bigger than 5% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
9.2:1
students per teacher - 25% below state mean
Top 12% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 88% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$28,587
per pupil, district-wide - above Massachusetts avg of $22,458
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
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

Asian 39.1%
White 34.8%
Two or More 10.9%
Hispanic or Latino 8.7%
African American 6.5%

Largest group: Asian at 39.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 70.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 70.2, Brookline Early Education Program at Putterham is more mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Brookline, which includes Brookline Early Education Program at Putterham.

$28,587
Per student
+27%
vs Massachusetts
Avg $22,458
+72%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 78.2%
State 17.6%
Federal 4.2%

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.

How Brookline Early Education Program at Putterham Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Brookline High Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Florida Ruffin Ridley School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Edith C Baker Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Lawrence Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Pierce Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Brookline Early Education Program at Putterham's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Brookline · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

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.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Brookline Early Education Program at Putterham's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Brookline Early Education Program at Putterham

How many students attend Brookline Early Education Program at Putterham?

Brookline Early Education Program at Putterham has 46 students enrolled. It is a public school in Chestnut Hill, MA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Brookline Early Education Program at Putterham?

The student-teacher ratio at Brookline Early Education Program at Putterham is 9.2:1, which is 25% lower than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 41% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Brookline Early Education Program at Putterham?

The largest demographic group at Brookline Early Education Program at Putterham is Asian at 39.1% of enrollment, in Chestnut Hill, MA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 70.2/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Brookline Early Education Program at Putterham?

Brookline Early Education Program at Putterham has a Resource Investment Index of 47/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does Brookline Early Education Program at Putterham rank among public schools in Chestnut Hill?

By Resource Investment Index, Brookline Early Education Program at Putterham ranks #3 of 3 public schools in Chestnut Hill, MA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Chestnut Hill on the city page.

Is Brookline Early Education Program at Putterham a good school?

Brookline Early Education Program at Putterham earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% of Massachusetts schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Massachusetts. 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 Brookline?

Besides Brookline Early Education Program at Putterham, Brookline also operates Brookline High (2,181 students), Florida Ruffin Ridley School (857 students), and Edith C Baker (665 students). See the Brookline district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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