Suffolk County

Massachusetts · Public K-12

157 public schools serving approximately 75,476 students, in a county of 785,121 residents.

Schools

157

26 districts

Enrollment

75,476

NCES CCD

Median income

$95,631

Below Massachusetts avg

Free/reduced lunch

-0.2%

Above Massachusetts avg

Elementary

schools

Middle

schools

High

schools

Combined / other

schools

LARGEST DISTRICT

Boston

46,001 students · 26 districts in Suffolk County

County vs. school enrollment demographics

Left bar is the racial makeup of Suffolk County residents (Census ACS 5-year). Right bar is the enrollment-weighted makeup of public schools in the county (NCES CCD). NCES systematically under-reports Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Native American enrollment for many schools; where the resident share is meaningful but the reported school share is zero, we mark the school bar "not reported".

County residents

White

46%

Hispanic

23%

Black

18%

Asian

Two or more

18%

Native American

Pacific Islander

School enrollment

White

15%

Hispanic

n/r

Black

27%

Asian

Two or more

Native American

Pacific Islander

Bachelor's+

50.6%

adults 25+

Poverty rate

11.4%

ACS 5-year

Unemployment

6.3%

civilian labor

Median age

16.0% under 18

All schools (157)

Largest A-Z Top rated

Name	City	Level	Grades	Enrollment	Rating
Boston Latin School	Boston	High	07-12	2,423	·
Brooke Charter School	Roslindale	Other	KG-12	2,223	·
Revere High	Revere	High	09-12	2,084	·
Boston Latin Academy	Dorchester	High	07-12	1,723	·
Chelsea High	Chelsea	High	09-12	1,611	·
O'Bryant School of Math & Science	Roxbury	High	07-12	1,567	·
Excel Academy Charter School	East Boston	High	05-12	1,363	·
Roxbury Preparatory Charter School	Roxbury	High	05-12	1,295	·
East Boston High School	East Boston	High	07-12	1,276	·
MATCH Charter Public School	Boston	Other	PK-12	1,186	·
Madison Park Technical Vocational High School	Roxbury	High	09-12	1,087	·
Curley K-8 School	Jamaica Plain	Elementary	PK-08	931	·
Boston Renaissance Charter Public School	Hyde Park	Elementary	PK-06	922	·
TechBoston Academy	Dorchester	High	06-12	871	·
Murphy K-8 School	Dorchester	Elementary	PK-08	836	·
Shurtleff Early Childhood	Chelsea	Elementary	PK-01	823	·
Eliot K-8 Innovation School	Boston	Elementary	PK-08	809	·
Charlestown High School	Charlestown	High	07-12	792	·
Neighborhood House Charter School	Dorchester	Other	PK-12	766	·
Quincy Elementary School	Boston	Elementary	PK-05	738	·
Orchard Gardens K-8 School	Roxbury	Elementary	PK-08	724	·
A. C. Whelan Elementary School	Revere	Elementary	KG-05	723	·
Boston Collegiate Charter School	Dorchester	High	05-12	698	·
Boston Preparatory Charter Public School	Hyde Park	High	06-12	695	·
Garfield Elementary School	Revere	Elementary	PK-05	685	·
McKay K-8 School	East Boston	Elementary	PK-08	681	·
Clark Avenue School	Chelsea	Middle	05-08	671	·
Henderson K-12 Inclusion School Upper	Dorchester	Other	02-12	666	·
English High School	Boston	High	07-12	651	·
Staff Sargent James J. Hill Elementary School	Revere	Elementary	KG-05	646	·
UP Academy Holland	Dorchester	Elementary	PK-05	636	·
Condon K-8 School	South Boston	Elementary	PK-08	635	·
Edison K-8 School	Brighton	Elementary	PK-08	618	·
Mildred Avenue K-8 School	Mattapan	Elementary	PK-08	618	·
UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester	Boston	Elementary	PK-08	615	·
New Mission High School	Hyde Park	High	07-12	614	·
Abraham Lincoln	Revere	Elementary	PK-05	602	·
Boston Community Leadership Academy	Hyde Park	High	07-12	598	·
Winthrop High School	Winthrop	High	09-12	594	·
Lyndon K-8 School	West Roxbury	Elementary	PK-08	586	·
Mario Umana Academy	East Boston	Elementary	PK-08	581	·
KIPP Academy Boston Charter School	Mattapan	Elementary	KG-08	577	·
Rumney Marsh Academy	Revere	Middle	06-08	568	·
Susan B. Anthony Middle School	Revere	Middle	06-08	557	·
Garfield Middle School	Revere	Middle	06-08	546	·
Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy	Roxbury	High	06-12	541	·
Lee K-8 School	Dorchester	Elementary	PK-08	541	·
Sumner Elementary School	Roslindale	Elementary	PK-06	538	·
Blackstone Elementary School	Boston	Elementary	PK-06	537	·
Brighton High School	Brighton	High	07-12	532	·
Quincy Upper School	Boston	High	06-12	530	·
Warren-Prescott K-8 School	Charlestown	Elementary	PK-08	523	·
Joseph A. Browne School	Chelsea	Middle	05-08	511	·
Hennigan K-8 School	Jamaica Plain	Elementary	KG-08	509	·
Edgar A Hooks Elementary	Chelsea	Elementary	01-04	498	·
Frank M Sokolowski Elementary	Chelsea	Elementary	01-04	495	·
Boston Arts Academy	Boston	High	09-12	494	·
William P. Gorman/Fort Banks Elementary	Winthrop	Elementary	PK-02	491	·
Mather Elementary School	Dorchester	Elementary	PK-05	485	·
Mattahunt Elementary School	Mattapan	Elementary	PK-06	483	·
Young Achievers K-8 School	Mattapan	Elementary	PK-08	483	·
George F. Kelly Elementary	Chelsea	Elementary	01-06	478	·
Boston Green Academy Horace Mann Charter School	Brighton	High	06-12	476	·
Boston International High School & Newcomers Academy	Dorchester	High	09-12	472	·
Academy Of the Pacific Rim Charter Public School	Hyde Park	High	05-12	467	·
Snowden International High School	Boston	High	09-12	463	·
Paul Revere	Revere	Elementary	KG-05	456	·
Conservatory Lab Charter School	Dorchester	Elementary	PK-08	454	·
William A Berkowitz Elementary	Chelsea	Elementary	01-04	453	·
Eugene Wright Science and Technology Academy	Chelsea	Middle	05-08	451	·
Ohrenberger School	West Roxbury	Middle	03-08	451	·
King Elementary School	Dorchester	Elementary	PK-06	442	·
Excel High School	South Boston	High	09-12	434	·
Arthur T. Cummings Elementary School	Winthrop	Elementary	03-05	431	·
Tobin K-8 School	Roxbury	Elementary	PK-08	426	·
Hernandez K-8 School	Roxbury	Elementary	PK-08	425	·
Winthrop Middle School	Winthrop	Middle	06-08	425	·
Burke High School	Dorchester	High	07-12	420	·
Otis Elementary School	East Boston	Elementary	PK-06	414	·
Kilmer K-8 School	West Roxbury	Elementary	PK-08	396	·
Gardner Pilot Academy	Allston	Elementary	PK-08	386	·
Fenway High School	Roxbury	High	09-12	377	·
Kennedy John F Elementary School	Jamaica Plain	Elementary	PK-06	375	·
Dever Elementary School	Dorchester	Elementary	PK-06	374	·
Greenwood Sarah K-8 School	Dorchester	Elementary	PK-08	374	·
Haley Pilot School	Roslindale	Elementary	PK-08	371	·
Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (Horace Mann	Boston	High	09-12	364	·
Russell Elementary School	Dorchester	Elementary	PK-05	363	·
Taylor Elementary School	Mattapan	Elementary	PK-06	358	·
Roosevelt K-8 School	Hyde Park	Elementary	PK-08	355	·
Hurley K-8 School	Boston	Elementary	PK-08	352	·
Community Academy of Science and Health	Dorchester	High	09-12	347	·
Harvard-Kent Elementary School	Charlestown	Elementary	PK-06	342	·
Winship Elementary School	Brighton	Elementary	PK-06	338	·
Beachmont Veterans Memorial School	Revere	Elementary	PK-05	336	·
Codman Academy Charter Public School	Dorchester	Other	PK-12	336	·
Bridge Boston Charter School	Roxbury	Elementary	PK-08	334	·
Frederick Pilot Middle School	Dorchester	Middle	06-08	323	·
Boston Day and Evening Academy Charter School	Roxbury	High	09-12	321	·
Ellis Elementary School	Roxbury	Elementary	PK-06	318	·
Kenny Elementary School	Dorchester	Elementary	PK-06	316	·
Margarita Muniz Academy	Boston	High	09-12	314	·
Mendell Elementary School	Roxbury	Elementary	PK-06	312	·
Boston Teachers Union K-8 Pilot	Jamaica Plain	Elementary	PK-08	299	·
Trotter Elementary School	Dorchester	Elementary	PK-06	297	·
Bradley Elementary School	East Boston	Elementary	PK-06	289	·
O'Donnell Elementary School	East Boston	Elementary	PK-06	281	·
Holmes Elementary School	Dorchester	Elementary	PK-06	280	·
Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School	Boston	Elementary	PK-05	278	·
Bates Elementary School	Roslindale	Elementary	PK-06	277	·
Everett Elementary School	Dorchester	Elementary	PK-06	269	·
Kennedy Patrick J Elementary School	East Boston	Elementary	PK-06	264	·
Beethoven Elementary School	West Roxbury	Elementary	PK-02	263	·
Guild Elementary School	East Boston	Elementary	PK-06	251	·
Adams Elementary School	East Boston	Elementary	PK-06	249	·
Winthrop Elementary School	Dorchester	Elementary	PK-06	237	·
Chittick Elementary School	Mattapan	Elementary	PK-06	232	·
Another Course To College	Hyde Park	High	09-12	230	·
UP Academy Charter School of Boston	South Boston	Middle	06-08	213	·
Grew Elementary School	Hyde Park	Elementary	PK-06	212	·
Haynes Early Education Center	Roxbury Plain	Elementary	PK-01	203	·
Phoenix Academy Charter Public High School Chelsea	Chelsea	High	09-12	203	·
Tynan Elementary School	South Boston	Elementary	PK-06	197	·
EllisonParks Early Education School	Mattapan	Elementary	PK-03	191	·
Channing Elementary School	Hyde Park	Elementary	PK-06	189	·
Mason Elementary School	Roxbury	Elementary	PK-05	188	·
East Boston Early Education Center	East Boston	Elementary	PK-01	187	·
Henderson K-12 Inclusion School Lower	Dorchester	Elementary	PK-01	187	·
Lee Academy	Dorchester	Elementary	PK-03	187	·
Shaw Elementary School	Dorchester	Elementary	PK-04	187	·
City on a Hill Charter Public School	Roxbury	High	09-12	183	·
Perry Elementary School	South Boston	Elementary	PK-06	182	·
Boston Collaborative High School	South Boston	High	09-12	178	·
Higginson-Lewis K-8 School	Roxbury	Middle	03-08	177	·
Mozart Elementary School	Roslindale	Elementary	PK-06	176	·
Baldwin Early Learning Pilot Academy	Brighton	Elementary	PK-01	172	·
Hale Elementary School	Roxbury	Elementary	PK-06	169	·
Conley Elementary School	Roslindale	Elementary	PK-06	163	·
Manning Elementary School	Jamaica Plain	Elementary	PK-06	160	·
McKinley Schools	Boston	Other	02-12	158	·
Perkins Elementary School	South Boston	Elementary	PK-06	158	·
Lyon K-8 School	Brighton	Elementary	KG-08	126	·
Boston Adult Tech Academy	Back Bay	High	11-12	121	·
Higginson Inclusion K-2 School	Roxbury	Elementary	PK-02	120	·
Lyon High School	Brighton	High	09-12	116	·
Chelsea Opportunity Academy	Chelsea	High	09-12	115	·
Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public School	Boston	Middle	06-08	114	·
Philbrick Elementary School	Roslindale	Elementary	PK-06	114	·
West Zone Early Learning Center	Jamaica Plain	Elementary	PK-01	111	·
Clap Elementary School	Dorchester	Elementary	PK-06	110	·
Alighieri Dante Montessori School	East Boston	Elementary	PK-06	108	·
CityLab Innovation High School	Revere	High	09-12	95	·
Greater Egleston High School	Jamaica Plain	High	09-12	90	·
Horace Mann School for the Deaf Hard of Hearing	Allston	Other	PK-12	70	·
Community Academy	Jamaica Plain	High	09-12	55	·
Chelsea Virtual Learning Academy	Chelsea	High	05-12	47	·
Carter School	Dorchester	High	07-12	26	·

Frequently asked

How many K-12 schools serve Suffolk County?

There are 157 public K-12 schools in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, with a combined enrollment of about 75,476.

How many high schools are in Suffolk County?

Suffolk County, Massachusetts has 44 public high schools, along with 12 middle schools and 94 elementary schools.

What is the largest school district in Suffolk County?

Boston is the largest school district in Suffolk County, serving approximately 46,001 students. The county contains 26 school districts overall.

How many people live in Suffolk County?

Suffolk County has roughly 785,121 residents according to the latest Census ACS 5-year estimate.

What is the median household income in Suffolk County?

Median household income in Suffolk County is $95,631, below the Massachusetts average of $101,772. About 11.4% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

How educated are residents of Suffolk County?

Approximately 50.6% of adults 25 and older in Suffolk County hold a bachelor's degree or higher, according to the Census ACS 5-year estimate.

What share of students in Suffolk County qualify for free or reduced lunch?

Roughly -0.2% of students in Suffolk County public schools qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a common proxy for low-income enrollment. This is higher than the Massachusetts county average of -0.2%.

What is the student-teacher ratio in Suffolk County schools?

Across Suffolk County public schools, the enrollment-weighted student-teacher ratio is approximately 11.6 to 1.

What is the racial makeup of Suffolk County?

Suffolk County residents are approximately 46% White, 23% Hispanic, 18% Black, 9% Asian, 18% two or more races according to the Census ACS 5-year estimate.

What share of housing in Suffolk County is owner-occupied?

Suffolk County has about 357,290 housing units, of which roughly 36.5% are owner-occupied.

DATA · Census ACS 5-year · NCES Common Core of Data