Massachusetts has 302 school districts and 320,000+ students, according to US News. We’re giving you the 411 on enrollment, student-teacher ratio, tuition, and more for the state’s major school districts. And don’t worry, there won’t be any homework.
Before we dive in, here are four fast facts about schools in Boston:
- Boston Latin School is the top ranked school in the Bay State and one of the oldest schools in the US.
- Boston Public Schools is one of the most diverse school districts in the nation, representing 139 different countries. Plus, nearly one in every two students speaks a language other than English at home.
- Boston Public Schools Budget Office manages the $1.3 billion operating budget which will increase by $65 million next fiscal year.
- The City of Boston is helping BPS replace the entire school bus fleet with electric school buses by 2030.
- Number of schools: 119
- Number of students: 54,000+
- Student-teacher ratio: 10:1
- No. 141 school district in Massachusetts
- 73% graduation rate
- Number of schools: 17
- Number of students: 6,627
- Student-teacher ratio: 9:1
- No. 22 school district in Massachusetts
- 88% graduation rate
- Number of schools: 7
- Number of students: 2,555
- Student-teacher ratio: 11:1
- No. 18 school district in Norfolk County
- 92% graduation rate
- Number of schools: 10
- Number of students: 7,285
- Student-teacher ratio: 12:1
- No. 9 most diverse school district in Massachusetts
- 75% graduation rate
- Number of schools: 7
- Number of students: 6,308
- Student-teacher ratio: 12:1
- No. 110 school district in Massachusetts
- 80% graduation rate
- Number of schools: 5
- Number of students: 2,622
- Student-teacher ratio: 10:1
- No. 3 school district in Essex County
- 96% graduation rate
- Number of schools: 8
- Number of students: 3,849
- Student-teacher ratio: 14:1
- No. 53 best school district in Massachusetts
- 95% graduation rate
- Number of schools: 6
- Number of students: 4,321
- Student-teacher ratio: 14:1
- No. 26 school district in Massachusetts
- 96% graduation rate
- Number of schools: 13
- Number of students: 7,060
- Student-teacher ratio: 11:1
- No. 7 school district in Massachusetts
- 94% graduation rate
- Number of schools: 19
- Number of students: 9,649
- Student-teacher ratio: 13:1
- No. 13 school district in Norfolk County
- 92% graduation rate
- Number of schools: 11
- Number of students: 7,298
- Student-teacher ratio: 12:1
- No. 14 most diverse school district in Massachusetts
- 78% graduation rate
- Number of schools: 11
- Number of students: 4,815
- Student-teacher ratio: 11:1
- No. 91 school district in Massachusetts
- 85% graduation rate
- Number of schools: 5
- Number of students: 2,036
- Student-teacher ratio: 11:1
- No. 7 school district in Essex County
- 95% graduation rate
- Number of schools: 5
- Number of students: 2,662
- Student-teacher ratio: 10:1
- No. 122 school district in Massachusetts
- 92% graduation rate
- Number of schools: 4
- Number of students: 1,941
- Student-teacher ratio: 12:1
- No. 99 school district in Massachusetts
- 87% graduation rate
