Boston Latin School

Boston Latin School operates as a heavily attended four-year high school in Boston, Massachusetts, overseen by Boston. Current enrollment sits at 2,424 students spanning grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 212% bigger than the state mean of about 777.

Boston Latin School is one of 109 schools operated by Boston, a district that caters to 46,437 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Boston Latin School shows that the largest single group is White at 32%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 31% Asian, 17% Hispanic, 15% Black, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Suffolk County as a whole is about 46% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 130 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.7:1. The state averages around 23.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Suffolk County indicate median household earnings sit near $95,631, about 51% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Suffolk County's 157 public schools (combined enrollment of about 75,679 students), Boston Latin School is one campus in the mix.

Tobin K-8 School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Boston Latin School's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 2,453 (now 2,424). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 46% to 32%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 20.9:1 in 2018 to 18.7:1 today.

On allk12, members of the Boston Latin School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.