Boston
Public school district based in Dorchester, Massachusetts. NCES district ID 2502790; state ID MA-0035.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
108
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
46,094
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
4,365.7
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
10.6
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 2,706 | |
| Kindergarten | 3,309 | |
| Grade 1 | 3,421 | |
| Grade 2 | 3,428 | |
| Grade 3 | 3,340 | |
| Grade 4 | 3,209 | |
| Grade 5 | 3,032 | |
| Grade 6 | 2,998 | |
| Grade 7 | 2,976 | |
| Grade 8 | 3,031 | |
| Grade 9 | 3,386 | |
| Grade 10 | 3,523 | |
| Grade 11 | 3,858 | |
| Grade 12 | 3,672 | |
| Ungraded | 205 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% | |
| Asian | 8.0% | |
| Black or African American | 28.9% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 44.8% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.1% | |
| Two or more races | 3.6% | |
| White | 14.2% | |
| Not Specified | 0.1% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 47.8% | |
| Male | 52.1% | |
| Not Specified | 0.1% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: City 108.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Latin School Boston | 7–12 | Regular | 2,424 | 129.9 | 18.7 | City: Large |
| Boston Latin Academy Dorchester | 7–12 | Regular | 1,693 | 94.7 | 17.9 | City: Large |
| O'Bryant School of Math & Science Roxbury | 7–12 | Regular | 1,509 | 99.2 | 15.2 | City: Large |
| East Boston High School East Boston | 7–12 | Regular | 1,252 | 108.5 | 11.5 | City: Large |
| Madison Park Technical Vocational High School Roxbury | 9–12 | Career and Technical | 1,121 | 118.8 | 9.4 | City: Large |
| Curley K-8 School Jamaica Plain | PK–8 | Regular | 902 | 112.8 | 8 | City: Large |
| Murphy K-8 School Dorchester | PK–8 | Regular | 855 | 70.9 | 12.1 | City: Large |
| TechBoston Academy Dorchester | 7–12 | Regular | 850 | 69.7 | 12.2 | City: Large |
| Eliot K-8 Innovation School Boston | PK–8 | Regular | 784 | 58.6 | 13.4 | City: Large |
| Charlestown High School Charlestown | 7–12 | Regular | 754 | 93.5 | 8.1 | City: Large |
| Quincy Elementary School Boston | PK–5 | Regular | 731 | 60.8 | 12 | City: Large |
| English High School Boston | 7–12 | Regular | 720 | 70.9 | 10.2 | City: Large |
| New Mission High School Hyde Park | 7–12 | Alternative | 715 | 61.9 | 11.6 | City: Large |
| Orchard Gardens K-8 School Roxbury | PK–8 | Regular | 689 | 67.5 | 10.2 | City: Large |
| Brighton High School Brighton | 7–12 | Regular | 667 | 73.7 | 9.1 | City: Large |
| UP Academy Holland Dorchester | PK–6 | Regular | 641 | 44.4 | 14.4 | City: Large |
| McKay K-8 School East Boston | PK–8 | Regular | 640 | 67.2 | 9.5 | City: Large |
| Mario Umana Academy East Boston | PK–8 | Regular | 634 | 63.1 | 10.1 | City: Large |
| Henderson K-12 Inclusion School Upper Dorchester | 2–12 | Regular | 631 | 78.0 | 8.1 | City: Large |
| Ruth Batson Academy Dorchester | 7–12 | Regular | 604 | 63.0 | 9.6 | City: Large |
| Mildred Avenue K-8 School Mattapan | PK–8 | Regular | 601 | 56.7 | 10.6 | City: Large |
| Blackstone Elementary School Boston | PK–6 | Regular | 582 | 60.2 | 9.7 | City: Large |
| Mattahunt Elementary School Mattapan | PK–6 | Regular | 581 | 52.2 | 11.1 | City: Large |
| Sumner Elementary School Roslindale | PK–6 | Regular | 576 | 50.8 | 11.3 | City: Large |
| Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy Roxbury | 6–12 | Regular | 565 | 51.6 | 10.9 | City: Large |
| Quincy Upper School Boston | 6–12 | Regular | 557 | 46.5 | 12 | City: Large |
| Lee K-8 School Dorchester | PK–8 | Regular | 551 | 59.1 | 9.3 | City: Large |
| Shaw-Taylor Elementary School Dorchester | PK–6 | Regular | 528 | 56.3 | 9.4 | City: Large |
| Condon K-8 School South Boston | PK–8 | Regular | 518 | 60.6 | 8.5 | City: Large |
| Lyndon K-8 School West Roxbury | PK–8 | Regular | 512 | 42.0 | 12.2 | City: Large |
| Warren-Prescott K-8 School Charlestown | PK–8 | Regular | 507 | 45.6 | 11.1 | City: Large |
| Edison Elementary School Brighton | PK–6 | Regular | 502 | 56.8 | 8.8 | City: Large |
| Boston Arts Academy Boston | 9–12 | Alternative | 500 | 51.9 | 9.6 | City: Large |
| Boston International High School & Newcomers Academy Dorchester | 9–12 | Regular | 490 | 55.7 | 8.8 | City: Large |
| Young Achievers K-8 School Mattapan | PK–8 | Alternative | 489 | 45.6 | 10.7 | City: Large |
| Ohrenberger School West Roxbury | 3–8 | Regular | 477 | 42.3 | 11.3 | City: Large |
| Mather Elementary School Dorchester | PK–6 | Regular | 473 | 43.6 | 10.8 | City: Large |
| Hennigan K-8 School Jamaica Plain | K–8 | Regular | 472 | 50.0 | 9.4 | City: Large |
| King Elementary School Dorchester | PK–6 | Regular | 464 | 46.8 | 9.9 | City: Large |
| Dever Elementary School Dorchester | PK–6 | Regular | 445 | 38.8 | 11.5 | City: Large |
| Margarita Muniz Academy Boston | 7–12 | Regular | 428 | 46.9 | 9.1 | City: Large |
| Snowden International High School Boston | 9–12 | Regular | 421 | 37.8 | 11.1 | City: Large |
| Otis Elementary School East Boston | PK–6 | Regular | 408 | 30.5 | 13.4 | City: Large |
| Kilmer K-8 School West Roxbury | PK–8 | Regular | 401 | 40.1 | 10 | City: Large |
| Albert D Holland School of Technology Dorchester | 7–12 | Regular | 399 | 40.9 | 9.8 | City: Large |
| Kennedy John F Elementary School Jamaica Plain | PK–6 | Regular | 399 | 29.3 | 13.6 | City: Large |
| Community Academy of Science and Health Dorchester | 9–12 | Regular | 398 | 31.5 | 12.6 | City: Large |
| Ellis Elementary School Roxbury | PK–6 | Regular | 391 | 31.3 | 12.5 | City: Large |
| Hernandez K-8 School Roxbury | PK–8 | Regular | 372 | 26.9 | 13.8 | City: Large |
| Roosevelt K-8 School Hyde Park | PK–8 | Regular | 364 | 35.2 | 10.4 | City: Large |
| Tobin K-8 School Roxbury | PK–8 | Regular | 364 | 37.9 | 9.6 | City: Large |
| Gardner Pilot Academy Allston | PK–8 | Regular | 364 | 38.4 | 9.5 | City: Large |
| Fenway High School Roxbury | 9–12 | Alternative | 362 | 30.8 | 11.8 | City: Large |
| Haley Pilot School Roslindale | PK–8 | Regular | 360 | 43.6 | 8.2 | City: Large |
| Greenwood Sarah K-8 School Dorchester | PK–8 | Regular | 357 | 38.3 | 9.3 | City: Large |
| Russell Elementary School Dorchester | PK–5 | Regular | 356 | 30.0 | 11.9 | City: Large |
| Winship Elementary School Brighton | PK–6 | Regular | 353 | 25.4 | 13.9 | City: Large |
| Trotter Elementary School Dorchester | PK–6 | Regular | 352 | 32.8 | 10.7 | City: Large |
| Hurley K-8 School Boston | PK–8 | Regular | 335 | 27.5 | 12.2 | City: Large |
| Harvard-Kent Elementary School Charlestown | PK–6 | Regular | 334 | 36.7 | 9.1 | City: Large |
| Kenny Elementary School Dorchester | PK–6 | Regular | 329 | 32.1 | 10.2 | City: Large |
| Mendell Elementary School Roxbury | PK–6 | Regular | 309 | 29.4 | 10.5 | City: Large |
| Excel High School South Boston | 9–12 | Regular | 301 | 41.3 | 7.3 | City: Large |
| Bradley Elementary School East Boston | PK–6 | Regular | 292 | 27.1 | 10.8 | City: Large |
| Everett Elementary School Dorchester | PK–6 | Regular | 288 | 25.6 | 11.3 | City: Large |
| Beethoven Elementary School West Roxbury | PK–2 | Regular | 287 | 24.2 | 11.9 | City: Large |
| Holmes Elementary School Dorchester | PK–6 | Regular | 283 | 30.1 | 9.4 | City: Large |
| Bates Elementary School Roslindale | PK–6 | Regular | 281 | 27.6 | 10.2 | City: Large |
| Kennedy Patrick J Elementary School East Boston | PK–6 | Regular | 279 | 25.6 | 10.9 | City: Large |
| Guild Elementary School East Boston | PK–6 | Regular | 259 | 29.6 | 8.8 | City: Large |
| O'Donnell Elementary School East Boston | PK–6 | Regular | 256 | 24.8 | 10.3 | City: Large |
| Another Course To College Hyde Park | 9–12 | Alternative | 253 | 22.5 | 11.2 | City: Large |
| Boston Teachers Union K-8 Pilot Jamaica Plain | PK–8 | Regular | 249 | 28.8 | 8.6 | City: Large |
| Chittick Elementary School Mattapan | PK–6 | Regular | 248 | 26.5 | 9.4 | City: Large |
| Adams Elementary School East Boston | PK–6 | Regular | 237 | 33.6 | 7.1 | City: Large |
| Tynan Elementary School South Boston | PK–6 | Regular | 227 | 26.2 | 8.7 | City: Large |
| Boston Adult Tech Academy Back Bay | 11–12 | Alternative | 227 | 22.0 | 10.3 | City: Large |
| Winthrop Elementary School Dorchester | PK–6 | Regular | 226 | 24.5 | 9.2 | City: Large |
| Frederick Pilot Middle School Dorchester | 7–8 | Regular | 215 | 32.0 | 6.7 | City: Large |
| Perry Elementary School South Boston | PK–6 | Regular | 213 | 20.7 | 10.3 | City: Large |
| Higginson-Lewis K-8 School Roxbury | 3–8 | Regular | 213 | 23.1 | 9.2 | City: Large |
| Boston Collaborative High School South Boston | 9–12 | Alternative | 210 | 20.7 | 10.2 | City: Large |
| Mason Elementary School Roxbury | PK–5 | Regular | 205 | 21.7 | 9.5 | City: Large |
| Grew Elementary School Hyde Park | PK–6 | Regular | 198 | 19.9 | 9.9 | City: Large |
| Henderson K-12 Inclusion School Lower Dorchester | PK–1 | Regular | 196 | 25.3 | 7.7 | City: Large |
| Lee Academy Dorchester | PK–3 | Regular | 195 | 17.3 | 11.3 | City: Large |
| Channing Elementary School Hyde Park | PK–6 | Regular | 194 | 21.1 | 9.2 | City: Large |
| Ellison-Parks Early Education School Mattapan | PK–3 | Regular | 190 | 19.4 | 9.8 | City: Large |
| East Boston Early Education Center East Boston | PK–1 | Regular | 176 | 15.6 | 11.3 | City: Large |
| Haynes Early Education Center Roxbury Plain | PK–1 | Regular | 168 | 15.3 | 11 | City: Large |
| Perkins Elementary School South Boston | PK–6 | Regular | 167 | 18.9 | 8.8 | City: Large |
| Baldwin Early Learning Pilot Academy Brighton | PK–1 | Regular | 165 | 17.6 | 9.4 | City: Large |
| Hale Elementary School Roxbury | PK–6 | Regular | 162 | 15.2 | 10.7 | City: Large |
| Manning Elementary School Jamaica Plain | PK–6 | Regular | 159 | 14.8 | 10.7 | City: Large |
| Mozart Elementary School Roslindale | PK–6 | Regular | 155 | 14.5 | 10.7 | City: Large |
| Higginson Inclusion K0-2 School Roxbury | PK–2 | Regular | 154 | 17.6 | 8.8 | City: Large |
| Conley Elementary School Roslindale | PK–6 | Regular | 148 | 19.7 | 7.5 | City: Large |
| Lyon K-8 School Brighton | K–8 | Regular | 143 | 21.1 | 6.8 | City: Large |
| Clap Elementary School Dorchester | PK–6 | Regular | 140 | 15.6 | 9 | City: Large |
| Philbrick Elementary School Roslindale | PK–6 | Regular | 131 | 13.3 | 9.8 | City: Large |
| Melvin H. King South End Academy Boston | 1–12 | Regular | 125 | 38.5 | 3.3 | City: Large |
| Alighieri Dante Montessori School East Boston | PK–6 | Regular | 109 | 11.7 | 9.4 | City: Large |
| Lyon High School Brighton | 9–12 | Regular | 95 | 14.2 | 6.7 | City: Large |
| Greater Egleston High School Roxbury | 9–12 | Regular | 78 | 8.9 | 8.8 | City: Large |
| West Zone Early Learning Center Jamaica Plain | PK–1 | Regular | 76 | 10.5 | 7.2 | City: Large |
| Horace Mann School for the Deaf Hard of Hearing Charlestown | PK–12 | Special Education | 73 | 37.1 | 2 | City: Large |
| Community Academy Jamaica Plain | 9–12 | Regular | 58 | 10.6 | 5.5 | City: Large |
| Carter School Dorchester | 8–12 | Regular | 28 | 1.0 | 28 | City: Large |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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