Other / mixed grade configuration · Ashford, CT

Ashford School

Federal NCES profile for Ashford School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 46/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 090009000010
0/100100/10046/100
👥 S:T ratio
65
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
30
📋 Attendance
21
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Ashford School earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 91% of Connecticut schools.

46
Resource Index · Typical
8.8:1
small classes for Connecticut
31.6%
free-lunch eligible
351
students enrolled

Ashford School has class sizes smaller than 91% of Connecticut schools. Computed live against every Connecticut school reporting to NCES.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-13 students YoY

Ashford School held near 354 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-13 headcount).

Teacher FTE held 41.0 → 41.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-13 students YoY 090009000010 · Ashford, CT Other · SMALL · TRAD

351 enr · 8.8:1 · 31.6% lunch · RII 46

Nearest enrollment peer: Ticasuk Brown Elementary (351 students)

Ashford School held near 354 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-13 headcount). Teacher FTE held 41.0 → 41.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Connecticut schools → · Find another →

How Ashford School compares

Ashford School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Connecticut and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Connecticut Connecticut avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 8.8:1 ▼ 27% 12.1:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 31.6% ▼ 13% 36.4% 51.7%
Enrollment 351 top 63% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

8.8:1
Leaner classes than 93% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
351
Bigger than 40% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
31.6%
free-lunch eligible - 13% below the Connecticut average of 36.4%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
8.8:1
students per teacher - 27% below state mean
Top 9% in Connecticut - lower ratio than 91% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
31.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$27,508
per pupil, district-wide - above Connecticut avg of $24,680
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 351 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
16
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 4.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 83.8%
Hispanic or Latino 9.4%
Two or More 2.8%
African American 2.0%
Asian 1.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.3%

Largest group: White at 83.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 28.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 28.7, Ashford School is less mixed than the Connecticut school average of 50.5.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Ashford School District reports $27,508 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Ashford School

How many students attend Ashford School?

Ashford School has 351 students enrolled. It is a public school in Ashford, CT. CCD year-over-year: 367 (2022-23) → 354 (2023-24), nearly flat (-13).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Ashford School?

The student-teacher ratio at Ashford School is 8.8:1, which is 27% lower than the Connecticut average of 12.1:1 and 44% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Ashford School?

31.6% of students at Ashford School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Connecticut average of 36.4%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Ashford School?

The largest demographic group at Ashford School is White at 83.8% of enrollment, in Ashford, CT.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Ashford School?

Ashford School has a Resource Investment Index of 46/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Ashford School District?

None reported; Ashford School District operates only Ashford School as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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