Brookline
A public school district in Brookline, Massachusetts, with 12 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 7,023
- Students enrolled
- 544.1
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 1,249.4
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $27,892
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 7,023 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,334th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 18th of 395 in Massachusetts. Larger than 92% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $27,892 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 91% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Brookline spent $27,892 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $15,375 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $27,892 | $198.5 million | 7,116 |
| FY2022 | $28,587 | $198.0 million | 6,928 |
| FY2021 | $27,156 | $187.1 million | 6,891 |
| FY2020 | $23,171 | $180.2 million | 7,777 |
| FY2019 | $21,761 | $170.9 million | 7,855 |
| FY2018 | $21,104 | $164.6 million | 7,801 |
| FY2017 | $20,250 | $156.9 million | 7,750 |
| FY2016 | $19,151 | $147.8 million | 7,719 |
| FY2015 | $18,621 | $139.8 million | 7,508 |
| FY2014 | $18,022 | $131.3 million | 7,288 |
| FY2013 | $16,091 | $114.4 million | 7,112 |
| FY2012 | $17,285 | $118.8 million | 6,875 |
| FY2011 | $17,324 | $114.8 million | 6,627 |
| FY2010 | $17,508 | $113.3 million | 6,472 |
| FY2009 | $18,290 | $115.6 million | 6,321 |
| FY2008 | $17,676 | $109.0 million | 6,168 |
| FY2007 | $16,977 | $104.3 million | 6,142 |
| FY2006 | $16,632 | $99.9 million | 6,008 |
| FY2005 | $15,375 | $92.0 million | 5,983 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $8.4 million | 3.7% |
| State | $43.2 million | 18.8% |
| Local | $178.0 million | 77.5% |
| Total | $229.7 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
12 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Brookline Early Education Program at Beacon | 47 |
| Brookline Early Education Program at Putterham | 46 |
| Brookline High | 2,181 |
| Edith C Baker | 665 |
| Florida Ruffin Ridley School | 857 |
| John D Runkle | 476 |
| Lawrence | 630 |
| Michael Driscoll | 567 |
| Pierce | 592 |
| Roland Hayes | 418 |
| The Lynch Center | 50 |
| William H Lincoln | 494 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 2503150
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Massachusetts — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Massachusetts — A to Z, each with its page.
- Massachusetts on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved