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==Education== Brookhaven is a part of the [[Penn-Delco School District]], It is also home to Coebourn Elementary School. Our Lady of Charity School of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia]] was in Brookhaven. It closed in 2011 due to a decrease in the number of students.<ref name=Bayliss2nd>{{cite web|author=Bayliss, Kelly|url=https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/2-delco-catholic-schools-to-close-for-good/1904217/|title=2 Delco Catholic Schools to Close for Good |publisher=[[NBC Philadelphia]]|date=2011-06-08|access-date=2020-05-03}}</ref> During the 2010-2011 school year, it had 176 students, along with 89 prospective students for the 2011-2012 school year who did not arrive.<ref name=CareyKathleenStPhilomena>{{cite web|author=Carey, Kathleen|url=https://www.delcotimes.com/news/closing-of-st-philomenas-leaves-only-memories/article_4c68a0bc-7971-56c9-80b2-7053f351b767.html|title=Closing of St. Philomena's leaves only memories |work=[[Delco Times]]|date=2011-06-20|access-date=2020-05-03}}</ref> The ''[[Delco Times]]'' stated that had the school remained open, it would have had to reduce enrichment services. At least one grade level would have had an enrollment under five.<ref name=RodgersQuinn2Close>{{cite web|author=Rodgers, Loretta|author2=Rose Quinn|url=https://www.delcotimes.com/news/st-philomena-and-our-lady-of-charity-schools-to-close/article_6c5abfd4-070d-5646-ba31-a7f102dc0aa1.html|title=St. Philomena and Our Lady of Charity schools to close (With Videos)|work=[[Delco Times]]|date=2011-06-07|access-date=2020-05-03|archive-date=2020-05-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200503075623/https://www.delcotimes.com/news/st-philomena-and-our-lady-of-charity-schools-to-close/article_6c5abfd4-070d-5646-ba31-a7f102dc0aa1.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The average class size would have been nine.<ref name=CareyKathleenStPhilomena/>
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