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Brookline School District, MA: schools, enrollment and spending

Brookline School District runs 12 public schools with 7,023 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 12.9 students per teacher is 0.9 higher than the Massachusetts figure of 12.0.Listed in NCES data as "Brookline".

At a glance

Schools
12
Students
7,023
Teachers (FTE)
544
Students per teacher
12.9
MA: 12.0 · US: 15.3
Address
333 Washington Street, Brookline, MA 02445
County
Norfolk County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
2503150
State district ID
MA-0046
Total staff (FTE)
1,249
School counselors (FTE)
31.0About 227 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
58.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district12.9
Massachusetts12.0
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (6,891), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$252.6 million
Federal revenue
$8.7 million
State revenue
$43.5 million
Local revenue
$200.4 million
Total spending
$282.8 million
Spending per pupil
$41,034
Salaries
$113.6 million40.2% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$419.8 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 3.5%
  • State: 17.2%
  • Local: 79.3%

Massachusetts overall

  • Federal: 5.8%
  • State: 39.5%
  • Local: 54.7%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$41,034
Massachusetts$24,749
United States$16,826

Schools in Brookline School District

By level: 1 high, 8 elementary, 3 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Brookline Early Education Program at BeaconPrekindergartenPK479.4
Brookline Early Education Program at PutterhamPrekindergartenPK469.2
Brookline HighHigh9 to 122,18111.9
Edith C BakerElementaryK to 866515.1
Florida Ruffin Ridley SchoolElementaryPK to 885714.0
John D RunkleElementaryPK to 847612.9
LawrenceElementaryK to 863014.0
Michael DriscollElementaryPK to 856713.8
PierceElementaryK to 859213.5
Roland HayesElementaryPK to 841813.5
The Lynch CenterPrekindergartenPK5012.5
William H LincolnElementaryK to 849412.7

Nearby and related

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.