What does the high school experience look like at different Boston schools?

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About

Description: Traditional open-enrollment high school

Neighborhood: Dorchester

Enrollment (grades 9-12): 350

Description: Competitive-admissions exam school

Neighborhood: Longwood

Enrollment (grades 9-12): 1,628

World Language courses
Burke High School: 3 courses

Spanish 1, Spanish 2, Spanish/Native Speaker HS 1

Boston Latin School: 36 courses

AP Chinese Language and Culture, AP French Language, AP German Language, AP Italian Language and Culture, AP Latin, AP Spanish Language, AP Spanish Literature, Chinese 1, Chinese 2, Chinese 3, Chinese 4, French 1, French 2, French 3, French 4, German 1, German 2, German 3, German 4, Greek 1, Greek 2, Italian 1, Italian 2, Italian 3, Italian 4, Latin 1, Latin 2, Latin 3, Latin 4, Latin 5 Poetry, Latin Prose, Spanish 1, Spanish 2, Spanish 3, Spanish 4, The Myth Tradition

Arts courses
Burke High School: 5 courses

HS Dance 1, HS Foundations/Visual Arts, HS Fundamentals of Music, HS Introduction To Theater A/B, Visual Arts Enrichment

Boston Latin School: 13 courses

AP Art, AP Music, Declamation, Graphic Arts 1, HS Band, HS Chorus, HS Concert Band, HS Concert Choir, HS Foundations/Visual Arts, HS Junior Band, HS Music Theory 1, HS String Technique, Theatre Arts 1

AP courses
Burke High School: 3 courses

AP US History, AP Literature and Composition, AP Statistics

Boston Latin School: 28 courses

AP US History, AP American Government, AP Art, AP Biology, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Chemistry, AP Chinese Language and Culture, AP Comparative Government, AP Computer Science A, AP Computer Science Principles, AP Economics, AP Environmental Science, AP French Language, AP German Language, AP Italian Language and Culture, AP Language and Composition, AP Latin, AP Literature and Composition, AP Modern European History, AP Music, AP Physics C Electricity/Magnetism, AP Physics C Mechanics, AP Psychology, AP Spanish Language, AP Spanish Literature, AP Statistics, AP World History

Athletic teams
Burke High School: 9 teams

Boys Soccer, Girls Soccer, Girls Volleyball, Cheerleading, Boys Basketball, JV Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track

Boston Latin School: 32 teams

Football, JV Football, Boys Soccer, JV Boys Soccer, Girls Soccer, JV Girls Soccer, Girls Volleyball, JV Girls Volleyball, Cheerleading, Boys Basketball, JV Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, JV Girls Basketball, Indoor Track, Swimming, Boys Hockey, JV Boys Hockey, Wrestling, Varsity Baseball, JV Baseball, Varsity Softball, JV Softball, Outdoor Track, Boys Volleyball, Boys Tennis, Girls Tennis, Golf*, Fencing*, Winter Cheer*, Crew*, Lacrosse*, Sailing*

Shared teams
Burke High School: 13 teams

Football, JV Football, Fall Cross Country, Swimming, Boys Hockey, JV Boys Hockey, Girls Hockey, Wrestling, Varsity Baseball, Varsity Softball, Boys Volleyball, Boys Tennis, Girls Tennis

Boston Latin School: 2 teams

Fall Cross Country, Girls Hockey

Source: Boston Public Schools, Boston Globe analysis; Notes: *Boston Latin School has six sports teams that are not funded by the district. In some cases, teams are co-branded on a long-term basis between the host team and one or more away schools. Also, BCLA has different offerings available to students in grades 9-10 and students in grades 11-12. This data includes all offerings available to either group.

John Hancock/Globe Staff