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Brimfield School District

Public school districtGrades PK–6

Serves Brimfield.

Brimfield’s School Grade B better than 64% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
258
Schools
1
Spent per student
$21,901
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
9:1
The gist

What stands out about Brimfield School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 87% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 16 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 18 pts above the state
  • Spends 17% less per student than the MA average
  • 9 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 87% 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 well above the state, 2021–22
A−
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Brimfield. Grade by grade →

PK–6Brimfield ElementaryThis district
7–8Tantasqua Regional Jr HighTantasqua School District
9–12Tantasqua Regional Sr HighTantasqua School District

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22
Math proficiency55–59%
State average 40.7% · 141 students tested
Reading / language arts60–64%
State average 43.7% · 138 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 92% at Tantasqua, 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
$21,901 per student · 17% below MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 35%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 33%State 55%Federal 12%

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

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

Enrollment over time
269’20
269’21
287’22
284’23
258’24

Down 4.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 88%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 4%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. 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.