The Lynch Center

The Lynch Center is one of the very small primary schools in Brookline, Massachusetts, overseen by Brookline, with 50 students on its rolls from grade pre-K. That puts it 87% leaner than the typical public school in Massachusetts, which averages around 381 students.

Across the 13 schools in Brookline (7,056 students total), The Lynch Center accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, The Lynch Center records that 40% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 28% White, 14% Black, 14% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 12% Asian, putting the school's mix considerably more Asian than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.2:1 average.

In the surrounding community, Norfolk County reports that median household earnings sit near $130,739, roughly 59% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Norfolk County runs 198 public schools (combined enrollment of about 101,300 students), of which The Lynch Center is one.

The closest other public school is Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (Horace Mann, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The Lynch Center operates from a commuter-belt location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 14%: 58 students in 2018 compared to 50 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 19% to 40% across the same window.

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