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Brewster School District

Public school districtGrades PK–5

Serves Brewster.

Brewster’s School Grade B better than 57% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
439
Schools
2
Spent per student
$30,675
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
9:1
The gist

What stands out about Brewster School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 32% of Massachusetts districts
  • Spends 16% more per student than the MA average
  • 9 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 32% of the 394 Massachusetts school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
C+
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Brewster. Grade by grade →

PK–2Stony Brook ElementaryThis district
3–5Eddy ElementaryThis district
6–8Nauset Regional MiddleNauset School District
9–12Nauset Regional HighNauset School District

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22
Math proficiency38%
State average 40.7% · 211 students tested
Reading / language arts39%
State average 43.7% · 210 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 95% at Nauset, which runs the high school (state 89.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$30,675 per student · 16% above MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 33%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 5%State 72%Federal 23%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
420’20
438’21
431’22
434’23
439’24

Up 4.5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 73%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 8%Black 6%Asian 2%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Massachusetts.