Brimmer & May School
Chestnut Hill · MA · Private independent · K-12 combined
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Beaver Country Day School → British International School Of Boston → Bay Cove Academy → Perkins School For The Blind → Clearway School → German International School Boston → Dearborn Academy → Ivy Street School →How Brimmer & May School compares for families
What families should know about Brimmer & May School.
- ▸ LocallyMA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+14 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Beaver Country Day School, British International School Of Boston, Bay Cove Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Your state's public flagship
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $22,383/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Their published college list
Colleges the school lists for its graduates (Class of 2026)
Brimmer & May School publishes a list of colleges for its graduates. What follows is copied from that document — 144 colleges, ordered by the number of students.
College · Number of students accepted
and 114 more
These are the colleges the school published for its graduates.
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Independently verified As published by Brimmer & May School — College Acceptances — Class of 2026 (PDF, linked from a school news post) ↗. Found at: Single-page PDF, 'COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES — CLASS OF 2026 / Matriculations in bold'.
Enrollment trend & projection
Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +1.6%/year, projecting from 2022's 399 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At tuition per student, the 34 students projected to be gained by 2027 represent ≈ $544,000/year in tuition upside.
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Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Country Day School Chestnut Hill |
Private | 0.6 | 504 | +10.3% |
| British International School Of Boston Boston |
Private | 2.1 | 423 | +8.5% |
| Bay Cove Academy Brookline |
Private | 2.4 | 27 | — |
| Perkins School For The Blind Watertown |
Private | 2.5 | 171 | +0.6% |
| Clearway School Newton |
Private | 2.7 | 39 | — |
| German International School Boston Boston |
Private | 2.7 | 234 | +5.9% |
| Dearborn Academy Newton |
Private | 2.7 | 44 | — |
| Ivy Street School Brookline |
Private | 2.9 | 50 | — |