The town is served by the Public Schools of Brookline. The student body at Brookline High School includes students from more than 50 different countries. Many students attend Brookline High from surrounding, neighborhoods in Boston, such as Mission Hill and Mattapan, via the Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity (METCO) system.
There are eight elementary schools in the Brookline Public School system: Baker, Devotion, Driscoll, Heath School, Lawrence, Lincoln, Pierce, and Runkle. As of December 2006, there were 6,089 K-12 students enrolled in the Brookline public schools. The system includes one early learning center, eight grades K-8 schools, and one comprehensive high school.
Private schools
Several private primary and secondary schools, including the Beaver Country Day School, British School of Boston, Dexter School Maimonides School, and The Park School are located in the town.
Higher education
Several institutes of higher education are located in Brookline, including:
- Pine Manor College
- Hellenic College
- Newbury College
- Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology
- parts of Boston University
- Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis
- The New England Institute of Art


