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Brookline, MA
Public School Ratings




Brookline Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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Brookline School District details

Brookline School District
333 Washington Street
Brookline, MA 02445

7,116 Students enrolled in District

13 Schools in District

12 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Brookline School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Massachusetts

10

(10 is best)

Better than 94.3% of all MA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 98.7% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
72%
43%
72%
45%
72%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Brookline Early Education Program At Beacon School
115 Greenough Street
Brookline, MA, 02445
PK-PK
Brookline Early Education Program At Clark Road School
333 Washington Street
Brookline, MA, 02445
PK-PK
Brookline Early Education Program At Putterham School
194 Grove Street
Chestnut Hill, MA, 02467
PK-PK
Brookline High School
115 Greenough Street
Brookline, MA, 02445
09-12
Edith C Baker School
205 Beverly Rd
Chestnut Hill, MA, 02467
KG-08
Florida Ruffin Ridley School
345 Harvard Street
Brookline, MA, 02446
PK-08
Heath School
100 Eliot Street
Chestnut Hill, MA, 02467
KG-08
John D Runkle School
50 Druce Street
Brookline, MA, 02445
PK-08
Lawrence School
27 Francis Street
Brookline, MA, 02446
KG-08
Michael Driscoll School
64 Westbourne Ter
Brookline, MA, 02446
KG-08
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 56.3% 57.0%
Black 7.3% 9.8%
Hispanic 12.9% 25.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 23.4% 7.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $16,804 $119,575,000 42.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,563 $18,236,000 6.4%
Staff $1,956 $13,920,000 4.9%
General Administration $393 $2,799,000 1.0%
School Administration $878 $6,249,000 2.2%
Operation $2,406 $17,122,000 6.1%
Transportation $397 $2,824,000 1.0%
Other $574 $4,084,000 1.4%
Total Support $9,167 $65,234,000 23.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $13,765 $97,954,000 34.6%
Total Expenditures $39,736 $282,763,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,394 $11,443,766,000 50.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,755 $1,620,711,000 7.2%
Staff $987 $911,495,000 4.0%
General Administration $282 $260,824,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,021 $942,999,000 4.2%
Operation $1,731 $1,597,981,000 7.1%
Transportation $790 $729,683,000 3.2%
Other $544 $502,458,000 2.2%
Total Support $7,111 $6,566,151,000 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,910 $4,533,754,000 20.1%
Total Expenditures $24,415 $22,543,671,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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