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District profile / Massachusetts

Brockton

Brockton, Massachusetts · Public school district · #5 of 229 Massachusetts districts by enrollment

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15,280
Students
2024-25 school year
24
Schools
2024-25 school year
$18,018
Spending per student
FY2020-21 · 5% below the Massachusetts median
15.6
Students per teacher
2024-25 · Massachusetts median 11.9

Brockton is a public school district based in Brockton, Massachusetts, serving 15,280 students in 24 schools. By enrollment it ranks #5 of the 229 Massachusetts districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 98% of them. Its schools average 637 students each, more than the Massachusetts median of 509. It spends about $18,018 per student on day-to-day operations, 5% less than the Massachusetts median. It has roughly 15.6 students per teacher.

How Brockton compares

BrocktonMassachusetts median, districts with 1,000+ students
Spending per student$18,018
Massachusetts median $18,974 · 5% below · FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student$11,150
Massachusetts median $11,960 · 7% below · FY2020-21
Students per school637
Massachusetts median 509 · 25% above · 2024-25
Students per teacher15.6
Massachusetts median 11.9 · 31% above · 2024-25
Students per counselor527
Massachusetts median 372 · 42% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$317.0 million in revenue · FY2020-21
Federal 8%State 73%Local 19%
MeasureBrocktonMassachusetts medianYear
Current spending per student$18,018$18,974FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student$11,150$11,960FY2020-21
Total spending$320.7 millionn/aFY2020-21
Total revenue$317.0 millionn/aFY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)979n/a2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)2,083n/a2024-25
Students per teacher15.611.92024-25
Students per counselor5273722024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Massachusetts median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Peer districts in Massachusetts

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DistrictStudentsSchoolsSpending per studentStudents per teacherRank
LynnLynn16,36427$17,27512.0#4
BrocktonBrockton · this district15,28024$18,01815.6#5
LowellLowell14,45727$17,68312.6#6
LawrenceLawrence13,31326$18,90711.5#7
New BedfordNew Bedford12,50524$18,35711.8#8

Similar-size districts nationally

DistrictStudentsSpending per studentStudents per teacher
Barrow CountyWinder, GA15,313$11,10112.8
Schaumburg CCSD 54Schaumburg, IL15,298$17,35911.9
Antioch UnifiedAntioch, CA15,253$13,27721.6
Cedar Rapids Community School DistrictCedar Rapids, IA15,224$13,58014.4

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.