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Renting an Apartment in Brockton
What You Should Know
Brockton is a city in Plymouth County, Massachusetts,
United States. The population size was recored as 94,304 in the 2000 census, the
size has roughly stayed about the same since The city and Plymouth are the
county seats of Plymouth County.GR6 Brockton is the 6th largest city in
Massachusetts and is sometimes referred to the "City of Champions", mainly due
to the success of native boxers Rocky Marciano and Marvin Hagler, as well as its
successful Brockton High School sports programs.
Education
Public schools
Brockton operates its own school system for the city's approximately 15,600
students. There are two early education schools (Howard and Keith), twelve
elementary schools (Angelo, Arnone, Ashfield, Brookfield, Downey, Franklin,
Hancock, Huntington, John F. Kennedy, Plouffe, Raymond, and Whitman), the Davis
School (which serves students from Kindergarten to Grade 8), three junior high
schools (North, East, West), two middle schools (South and the Gilmore Academy),
Brockton High School and two alternative schools (Lincoln and B.B. Russell).
Brockton High's athletics teams are called the Boxers (after the city's
undefeated heavyweight boxing champion, Rocky Marciano), their mascot is a boxer
dog and their colors are red and black. Brockton is known for its excellent
athletics program, having won many state championships, as well as its
facilities, including Campanelli Stadium (baseball) and Rocky Marciano Stadium
(multi-purpose), the latter being a fieldturf stadium used for high school
championship games. Brockton traditionally plays New Bedford High School and
B.M.C. Durfee High School of Fall River as part of the "Big Three," representing
the three largest cities in southeastern Massachusetts. Their traditional rival
for Thanksgiving Day football games is Waltham High School, although the school
has played twelve different teams throughout its 106 years of playing on that
day, including several out of state high school teams and, most frequently after
Waltham, Weymouth high.
The Brockton High School Marching Band, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band and Choruses
have won numerous awards for their performances in various competitions
throughout the country. They operate under the direction of Vincent Macrina, a
talented musician in his own right.
Private schools
Brockton was also home to three parochial schools (Sacred Heart, Saint Casimir
and Saint Edward) which merged in 2007 to form two schools. Trinity Lower Campus
at the former Saint Edwards school site, and Trinity Upper Campus located on the
former site of the Saint Colemans school, two Christian schools (Brockton
Christian and South Shore Christian), and Cardinal Spellman High School, a
Catholic high school named for Francis Cardinal Spellman, Brockton area native
and former Archbishop of New York. There is also a charter high school, Champion
Charter School. Students may also choose to attend Southeastern Regional
Vocational Technical High School in South Easton free of charge.
Higher education
Brockton is the site of Massasoit Community College, and Stonehill College in
Easton and Bridgewater State College are also nearby.
Transportation
Major highways
Massachusetts Route 24, a six-lane divided freeway, passes through the west side
of the city, with exits at Route 27 to the north and Route 123 to the south. The
two routes pass through the center of the city, crossing at that point.
Massachusetts Route 28 passes from north to south through the center of the
city, The western end of Route 14 (at its intersection with Route 27) and the
southern end of Route 37 (at its intersection with Route 28) both are in the
city.
Rail
Brockton is home to the headquarters of the Brockton Area Transit (BAT) bus
line, which serves Brockton and the surrounding communities. The
Middleborough-Lakeville line of the MBTA's commuter line passes through the city
on the eastern side, with stops in the Montello and Campello neighborhoods, as
well as in the city center, providing service to points south and South Station
in Boston north of the city.
Bus
Brockton has its own bus line called the BAT (Brockton Area Transit). Each bus
has a designated route running through a section of Brockton, i.e. Montello,
Campello, Cary Hill, etc. There are also buses that with routes outside the
city. i.e. Bridgewater Industrial Park, Ashmont Station, Stoughton. Montello
Station is the destination of MBTA bus #230.