Greater Egleston High School
Public high school, 9 to ungraded · Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
Greater Egleston High School in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts enrolled 78 students in 2024-25 with 8.9 full-time teachers, 8.8 students per teacher against the Massachusetts high-school median of 11.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 40-49% (Massachusetts: 89.2%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%
90 students in 2022-23, 76 students in 2023-24, 78 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 9.0 to 8.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 90 | 9.0 | 10.0 |
| 2023-24 | 76 | 8.5 | 8.9 |
| 2024-25 | 78 | 8.9 | 8.8 |
8.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 89 of every 100 Massachusetts high schools
Among the 373 Massachusetts high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.2; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Greater Egleston High School enrolled 85 students and reported no counselor; it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions1
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
53.8% of students were Hispanic, 38.5% Black, 3.8% Asian in 2024-25.
- Hispanic53.8%
- Black38.5%
- Asian3.8%
- Two or more races3.8%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
40-49% of the 34 students in Greater Egleston High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.2% across Massachusetts. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Massachusetts | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 40‑49% | 81% | 89.2% |
| Students in the class | 34 | 3,767 | 72,602 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Jamaica Plain
2 public high schools in Jamaica Plain report 2024-25 enrollment; Greater Egleston High School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Egleston High School | 78 | 8.8 | not reported |
| Community Academy | 58 | 5.5 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Greater Egleston High School
- Community AcademyThe nearest public high school, 0.4 miles away: 58 students, 5.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
- English High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 0.8 miles away: 720 students, 10.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Compare Greater Egleston High School with Community AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Boston Public Schools spends per student$36,906 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$36,906
- The largest public schools in MassachusettsGreater Egleston High School is the number 350 by size of 378 Massachusetts high schools open in 2024-25.#350 of 378
- Massachusetts schools by students per teacher8.8 students per teacher here against the Massachusetts median of 11.2 for high schools.8.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Greater Egleston High School
How many students attend Greater Egleston High School?
78 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 90 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Jamaica Plain, MA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Greater Egleston High School?
8.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Massachusetts median for high schools is 11.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Greater Egleston High School a Title I school?
Greater Egleston High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What is the graduation rate at Greater Egleston High School?
40-49% of the 34 students in Greater Egleston High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.2% across Massachusetts. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Greater Egleston High School in?
Boston Public Schools, NCES district ID 2502790. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 250279000837 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.