Barrett Russell Early Childhood Center

Barrett Russell Early Childhood Center, a modestly sized elementary-level community in Brockton, Massachusetts, overseen by Brockton, educates 209 students, covering grade pre-K. That puts it 45% leaner than the typical public school in Massachusetts, which averages around 381 students.

Barrett Russell Early Childhood Center is one of 24 schools operated by Brockton, a district that instructs 15,280 students overall.

On demographics, Barrett Russell Early Childhood Center records that 68% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest breaks down as 18% Hispanic, 8% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 8% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.5:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Plymouth County shows median household earnings sit near $114,201, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Plymouth County runs 141 public schools (combined enrollment of about 76,427 students), of which Barrett Russell Early Childhood Center is one.

Nearest neighbor: Louis F Angelo Elementary, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 12%: 237 students in 2018 compared to 209 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 28% to 8%.

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