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Boston

Roxbury, Massachusetts · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

46,094
Students enrolled
108
Public schools
4,366
Classroom teachers (FTE)
10.6:1
Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

  • Pre-K 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

By race/ethnicity

  • Hispanic/Latino 45%
  • Black or African American 29%
  • White 14%
  • Asian 8%
  • Two or more races 4%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <1%
  • Race not reported <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Spending and revenue

$39,929 spent per student on day-to-day operations Massachusetts median: $23,702 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $22,300
  • Support services $16,245
  • Other (food service, etc.) $1,384

Where the money comes from

  • Local 62%
  • State 25%
  • Federal 14%

Total revenue $2.0 billiontotal spending $2.3 billion

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

PK to 12

Locale (NCES)

City: Large

Total staff (FTE)

8,999

District office

2300 Washington Street, Roxbury MA 02119

County

Suffolk County

Official website

NCES District ID

2502790

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About Boston

Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.

As the birthplace of public education in this nation, the Boston Public Schools is committed to transforming the lives of all children through exemplary teaching in a world-class system of innovative, welcoming schools. We partner with the community, families, and students to develop in every learner the knowledge, skill, and character to excel in college, career, and life.
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