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Brookfield School District

Public school districtGrades PK–6

Serves Brookfield.

Brookfield’s School Grade B better than 59% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
289
Schools
1
Spent per student
$17,202
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
11:1
The gist

What stands out about Brookfield School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 60% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Spends 35% less per student than the MA average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 8.6% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 60% 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
B
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Brookfield. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22
Math proficiency50–54%
State average 40.7% · 152 students tested
Reading / language arts45–49%
State average 43.7% · 152 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
$17,202 per student · 35% below MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 39%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 18%State 67%Federal 15%

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

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

Enrollment over time
266’20
279’21
291’22
302’23
289’24

Up 8.6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 85%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 5%Black 2%Asian <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.