Burke High School (Boston SCH DIST.), Massachusetts - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Burke High School is a High in Dorchester, MA. It currently serves 395 students (grades 07-12). The school is part of the Boston School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Boston School District and all schools in Massachusetts.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: High
Number of Students:395
Number of Teachers: 42
Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.48

Location Info

Location: 60 Washington Street, Dorchester, MA 02121
Mailing Address: 60 Washington Street, Dorchester, MA 02121
Phone: (617)635-9837
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 10 70
Grade 11 103
Grade 12 89
Grade 7 18
Grade 8 30
Grade 9 73
Gender/Sex of Burke High School Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 237 60.00
Female 158 40.00
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Burke High School Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 0.76
Asian 10 2.53
Black or African American 213 53.92
Hispanic/Latino 146 36.96
Two or more races 11 2.79
White 12 3.04
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.42
Asian 5 2.11
Black or African American 134 56.54
Hispanic/Latino 81 34.18
Two or more races 7 2.95
White 9 3.80
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 1.27
Asian 5 3.17
Black or African American 79 50.00
Hispanic/Latino 65 41.14
Two or more races 4 2.53
White 3 1.90

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 10 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 3 4.29
Black or African American 38 54.29
Hispanic/Latino 23 32.86
Two or more races 4 5.71
White 2 2.86
Grade 11 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 1.94
Black or African American 50 48.54
Hispanic/Latino 46 44.66
Two or more races 2 1.94
White 3 2.91
Grade 12 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 2.25
Asian 1 1.12
Black or African American 56 62.92
Hispanic/Latino 28 31.46
White 2 2.25
Grade 7 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 10 55.56
Hispanic/Latino 7 38.89
White 1 5.56
Grade 8 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 3.33
Black or African American 17 56.67
Hispanic/Latino 12 40.00
Grade 9 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1.37
Asian 3 4.11
Black or African American 34 46.58
Hispanic/Latino 27 36.99
Two or more races 5 6.85
White 3 4.11