District overview
Brooke Charter School
Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.
How is Brooke organized and governed?
Brooke is an independent public Commonwealth charter serving Boston and Chelsea students. State and NCES records treat the K–12 organization as one charter school and LEA, while Brooke operates elementary and middle-grade programs at East Boston, Mattapan, and Roslindale campuses plus Brooke High School in Mattapan. A single Board of Directors oversees the charter, finances, facilities, policy, and long-term leadership.
One charter entity, four campuses
The official site identifies Brooke East Boston, Brooke Mattapan, Brooke Roslindale, and Brooke High School; current state and NCES records report one K–12 charter school under one LEA.
Independent trustee governance
The Board of Directors holds public meetings and oversees charter renewal, budgets, capital projects, policies, and organizational succession.
Boston and Chelsea enrollment area
Brooke's charter mission is to serve students from Boston and Chelsea, with 2,230 students enrolled in 2025–26.
Network-wide academic model
The annual reports describe a common curriculum, shared teacher development, and cross-campus performance measures, including AP coursework at Brooke High.
Only the September meeting has posted minutes. Later agendas show planned votes and presentations but generally do not provide outcomes or the listed packet attachments.
Where the district stands
Current Massachusetts DESE enrollment across grades K–12.
Current district assistance level reported by DESE.
The DESE annual report says attrition was 8.4%, below the state average and nearly all non-exam Boston public schools.
$56.9 million came from Commonwealth per-pupil tuition; the total includes grants, public funding, in-kind transportation and pension, fees, and other income.
One minutes document and five agendas from the official 2025–26 meeting page.
Major projects
Five-project capital plan
$44 million listed across in-progress and future campus workThe agenda included a held item to authorize an East Boston real-estate purchase.
- The annual report listed Roslindale building systems, a high-school athletic field, Roslindale accessibility, an East Boston roof, and an East Boston addition.
- The board agenda scheduled a construction-manager-at-risk authorization for the Roslindale addition and renovation.
- The agenda included a held item to authorize an East Boston real-estate purchase.
Funding
Federal entitlements, capital reserves, and private donations, varying by project
Five-year K–12 curriculum alignment
Year four underway in 2025–26; completion targeted for SY27School leaders told the board all grades were expected to be aligned by SY27.
- The DESE annual report described common K–7 math through Algebra 2 and initial K–8 ELA implementation.
- School leaders told the board all grades were expected to be aligned by SY27.
Funding
Operating budget; no project-specific amount is published
Charter renewal
Application approval vote scheduled; result unavailableThe board agenda scheduled a vote to approve the charter-renewal application.
- The board agenda scheduled a vote to approve the charter-renewal application.
Funding
Not applicable
Long-term leadership and board succession
Multi-meeting priority with candidate and leadership-pipeline workThe agenda scheduled votes on board members and officers plus an update on the leadership pipeline.
- The board identified long-term leadership succession as a 2025–26 priority and aimed to add at least two directors in May 2026.
- Trustees scheduled an organizational longevity discussion.
- The agenda scheduled votes on board members and officers plus an update on the leadership pipeline.
Funding
Not identified
Eight official records were reviewed chronologically: one set of board minutes, five later agendas, the 2024–25 DESE charter annual report, and the 2024–25 Brooke Supporters annual report. Current Massachusetts DESE and NCES profiles provide entity and enrollment context.
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