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District details
School board members: 9
Students: 7,039 (2023-2024)
Schools: 13 (2023-2024)
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Brookline Public Schools is a school district in Massachusetts (Norfolk County). During the 2024 school year, 7,039 students attended one of the district's 13 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

Brookline Public Schools consists of nine members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Jesse Hefter20242027
Sarah Moghtader20242027
Carolyn Thall20242027
Andy Liu20202026
Mariah Nobrega20202026
Suzanne Federspiel20172026
Steven Ehrenberg20212025
Valerie Frias20212025
Helen Charlupski19922025

Elections

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School board meetings

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $10,376,000 $1,498 4%
Local: $194,408,000 $28,061 78%
State: $43,890,000 $6,335 18%
Total: $248,674,000 $35,894
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $420,285,000 $60,664
Total Current Expenditures: $198,048,000 $28,586
Instructional Expenditures: $119,901,000 $17,306 29%
Student and Staff Support: $35,021,000 $5,054 8%
Administration: $12,959,000 $1,870 3%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $30,145,000 $4,351 7%
Total Capital Outlay: $153,652,000 $22,178
Construction: $92,276,000 $13,319
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,169,000 $168
Interest on Debt: $60,493,000 $8,731


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 71 85 30-34 46 PS 74 75
2020-2021 66 81 20-24 42 PS 71 71
2018-2019 74 88 25-29 53 79 79
2017-2018 75 87 40-44 54 78 79
2016-2017 74 86 35-39 54 82 79
2015-2016 81 90 45-49 62 86 84
2014-2015 79 86 45-49 59 82 84
2013-2014 78 86 40-44 59 80-84 83
2012-2013 79 88 40-44 59 PS 80-84 84
2011-2012 79 89 45-49 58 75-79 84
2010-2011 81 89 50-54 60-64 80-84 85

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 72 75 35-39 54 PS 77 77
2020-2021 73 76 30-34 59 PS 77 79
2018-2019 77 83 35-39 62 83 81
2017-2018 78 83 50-54 65 83 81
2016-2017 75 81 40-44 61 83 78
2015-2016 84 87 60-64 73 91 87
2014-2015 84 84 60-64 72 89 88
2013-2014 83 84 55-59 75 85-89 87
2012-2013 83 83 60-64 70 PS 85-89 86
2011-2012 84 86 60-64 70 80-84 89
2010-2011 84 87 60-64 70-74 80-84 88

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 94 90-94 80-89 >=95 >=90 94
2020-2021 95 >=95 80-89 90-94 >=90 >=95
2019-2020 94 >=95 80-89 >=90 >=90 >=95
2018-2019 94 >=95 80-89 85-89 >=90 >=95
2017-2018 93 >=95 80-89 >=90 >=90 90-94
2016-2017 93 >=95 >=90 >=90 70-79 >=95
2015-2016 93 90-94 >=90 >=90 >=80 90-94
2014-2015 92 >=95 80-89 >=90 >=90 90-94
2013-2014 91 >=90 80-89 >=90 >=80 90-94
2012-2013 92 >=95 80-89 80-89 >=80 90-94
2011-2012 93 90-94 >=90 80-89 >=80 90-94
2010-2011 90 90-94 80-89 70-79 >=80 90-94


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 7,039 -1.1
2022-2023 7,116 2.6
2021-2022 6,928 0.5
2020-2021 6,891 -12.9
2019-2020 7,777 -1.0
2018-2019 7,855 0.7
2017-2018 7,801 0.7
2016-2017 7,750 0.4
2015-2016 7,719 2.7
2014-2015 7,508 2.9
2013-2014 7,288 2.4
2012-2013 7,112 3.3
2011-2012 6,875 3.6
2010-2011 6,627 2.3
2009-2010 6,472 2.3
2008-2009 6,321 2.4
2007-2008 6,168 0.4
2006-2007 6,142 2.2
2005-2006 6,008 0.4
2004-2005 5,983 -0.6
2003-2004 6,018 -0.3
2002-2003 6,038 1.3
2001-2002 5,960 -1.1
2000-2001 6,028 0.7
1999-2000 5,983 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Brookline Public Schools (%) Massachusetts K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 21.8 7.4
Black 6.2 9.6
Hispanic 12.3 25.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 11.3 4.5
White 48.1 52.8

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Brookline Public Schools had 581.89 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.1.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 24.66
Kindergarten: 38.46
Elementary: 330.10
Secondary: 188.67
Total: 581.89

Brookline Public Schools employed 16.30 district administrators and 62.47 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 16.30
District Administrative Support: 35.30
School Administrators: 62.47
School Administrative Support: 30.47
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 286.50
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 7.20
Total Guidance Counselors: 31.55
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 19.80
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 11.75
Librarians/Media Specialists: 12.50
Library/Media Support: 8.00
Student Support Services: 144.28
Other Support Services: 49.37


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Brookline Public Schools operates 13 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Brookline Early Education Program At Beacon46PK-PK
Brookline Early Education Program At Clark Road33PK-PK
Brookline Early Education Program At Putterham42PK-PK
Brookline High2,1739-12
Edith C Baker654KG-8
Florida Ruffin Ridley School852PK-8
John D Runkle483PK-8
Lawrence615KG-8
Michael Driscoll510PK-8
Pierce668KG-8
Roland Hayes434KG-8
The Lynch Center55PK-PK
William H Lincoln474KG-8

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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