📍 60 Washington Street, Dorchester, Suffolk County, 02121
Burke High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Dorchester, Suffolk County. The school has 420 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Boston school district. It serves grades 7–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 44.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.4:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 77%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Burke High School enrolls 420 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 44.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Black or African American, 36% Hispanic or Latino and 4.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 227 | 54% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 151 | 36% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 4.3% |
| White | 13 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Burke High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-70, state senate district 2, state house district 194.
Burke High School is one of 109 schools in Boston, based in Roxbury, Massachusetts. The district serves 46,094 students district-wide and employs 4,311 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 420 students, Burke High School is close to the district average of about 423 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large