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Brookline School District
Public school districtGrades PK–6
Serves Brookline.
Students
551
Schools
2
Spent per student
$19,574
NH $23,296
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
3%
Debt
$1.4M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Brookline School District
- School Grade A: better than 87% of Massachusetts districts
- Math proficiency 24 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 14 pts above the state
- Spends 16% less per student than the NH average
- 11 students per teacher
- Debt of $1.4M, about $2,535 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Devens.
PK–53 elementary schoolsAyer-Shirley School District
6–82 middle schoolsAyer-Shirley School District
9–122 high schoolsAyer-Shirley School District
Test scores vs. NH
2020–21Math proficiency62%
State average 37.7%
Reading / language arts66%
State average 51.7%
Graduation rate 87% at Ayer-Shirley School District, which runs the high school (state 88.8%) · class of 2020.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$19,574 per student · 16% below NH
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 39%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 71%State 27%Federal 2%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
559’20
583’21
582’22
576’23
551’24
About steady.
Students
White 92%Asian 4%Two or more races 2%Hispanic 1%Black <1%
Schools in the district
2 public schools.
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.