Facts & Figures - Brooks School: Coeducational Private School in North Andover, MA

Welcome to Brooks School’s facts at a glance — a quick look at the people, place and activities that give Brooks students amazing opportunities to grow and explore.

Who we are

Founded: 1926. Heads of school since founding: Four. All-gender education began: 1979.

Budgeted Enrollment: 340
Boarding: 70 percent
Day: 30 percent
Boys: 50 percent
Girls: 50 percent
Students of color (U.S.): 30 percent

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Enrollment

Last year's admission inquiries totalled 2,138 and 1,104 students applied for admission.

Boarding tuition: $82,650
Day tuition: $68,525
Endowment: $123,662,404
Financial aid assigned: $6,458,000
Average award: $53,000
Students on aid: 35 percent

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Faculty & Academics

Brooks School's classes are small and taught by teachers with advanced degrees and experience, giving students opportunities to learn from experts in a curriculum tailored to where they are — and where they want to go.

Faculty/student ratio: 1 to 5
Average class size: 11
Credits for diploma: 90
Credit courses: 161
Elective options: 65
Advanced Placement courses: 21
Total teaching faculty: 67
Faculty with graduate degrees: 80 percent

Computer/multimedia labs: 1
Makerspace: 1
Science laboratories: 8
Robotics lab: 1
Theaters: 2
Art/music rooms: 10
Writing Center: 1
Learning Center: 1

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Campus & Athletics

Just 40 minutes from downtown Boston, Brooks' pedestrian campus sits on 270 acres of forest and fields on the banks of Lake Cochichewick with expansive facilities for athletics in all seasons.

Interscholastic sports: 15
Interscholastic teams: 45
Playing fields: 10 (1 turf)
Boathouse: 1
Rowing tanks: 2
Tennis courts: 8
Squash courts: 9
Basketball courts: 2
Hockey rink: 1
Wrestling room: 1
Fitness center: 1