William H Lincoln

William H Lincoln is an elementary-level community of medium-sized scale in Brookline, Massachusetts, run under Brookline, teacheing 494 students in grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 30% bigger than typical.

William H Lincoln is one of 13 schools operated by Brookline, a district that caters to 7,056 students overall.

Demographically, William H Lincoln logs that the largest single group is White at 38%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder breaks down as 26% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 10% Black. The wider county runs roughly 70% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, William H Lincoln reports 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. That tracks the state average closely.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Norfolk County put the typical household earns roughly $130,739 per year, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. William H Lincoln is one of 198 public schools in Norfolk County (combined enrollment of about 101,300 students).

Nearest neighbor: Brookline Early Education Program at Clark Road, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around William H Lincoln.

William H Lincoln operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at William H Lincoln has decreased 15%, going from 578 students in 2018 to 494 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 48% to 38%.

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