Brookline
Brookline is a public school district based in Brookline, Massachusetts, serving 7,023 students in 12 schools. By enrollment it ranks #18 of the 229 Massachusetts districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 93% of them. Its schools average 585 students each, more than the Massachusetts median of 509. It spends about $27,156 per student on day-to-day operations, 43% more than the Massachusetts median. It has roughly 12.9 students per teacher.
How Brookline compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Brookline | Massachusetts median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $27,156 | $18,974 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $17,352 | $11,960 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $282.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $252.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 544 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 1,249 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 12.9 | 11.9 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 227 | 372 | 2024-25 |
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
Compare side by side →Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy R-IIITroy, MO | 7,026 | $9,527 | 13.9 |
| Northville Public SchoolsNorthville, MI | 7,022 | $13,583 | 18.0 |
| Gretna Public SchoolsGretna, NE | 7,013 | $10,505 | 15.2 |
| Worcester County Public SchoolsNewark, MD | 7,002 | $19,410 | 11.7 |
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.
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