Enrollment
61
Connecticut · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Norfolk, CT
Botelle Elementary School
Federal NCES profile for Botelle Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 63/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 090294000618
👥 S:T ratio 65
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 88
📋 Attendance 67
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Botelle Elementary School earns 63/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% of Connecticut schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Connecticut.
- 63
- Resource Index · Higher
- 8.7:1
- small classes for Connecticut
- 33.3%
- free-lunch eligible
- 61
- students enrolled
Botelle Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 92% of Connecticut schools. Computed live against every Connecticut school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Norfolk School District · Connecticut
NCES ID 090294000618 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
7.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8.7:1
vs 12.1:1 Connecticut avg
-28% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
33.3%
vs 36.4% Connecticut avg
-9% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Botelle Elementary School compares with Connecticut and U.S. medians
What stands out at Botelle Elementary School
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Botelle Elementary School sits near the smaller end of the Connecticut enrollment distribution while also reporting a lower student-teacher ratio than most state schools. That pairing is consistent with a compact, teacher-dense setting, though small scale can limit the number of specialized courses or support roles a campus can sustain. The program and staffing sections below show whether the lean ratio extends beyond classroom teachers into broader student services.
Resource indicators are the standout signal
Botelle Elementary School's economic-need measure is not at a state extreme, while its Resource Investment Index is. The campus outranks most Connecticut schools on the combined reported-resource measure, so the differentiator comes from staffing, counselor access, gifted programming, or attendance rather than from an unusually low-need population alone. The component breakdown identifies which inputs actually produce that placement.
A combined-grade campus has a different support burden
Botelle Elementary School serves a combined grade span rather than a conventional elementary, middle, or high-school band. That structure can require the same campus to cover transitions, counseling needs, and programs for students at substantially different developmental stages, so a single staffing ratio deserves more caution than it would at a narrower-grade school. Federal totals show the available people and programs, but not how those resources are divided among grade levels.
Botelle Elementary School is a small combined-grade school in Norfolk, Connecticut, enrolling 61 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 8.7:1, Botelle Elementary School is leaner than roughly 92% of Connecticut schools and 28% under the state's 12.1:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 33.3% lands close to the Connecticut typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 99% of Connecticut schools, with 61 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 1,003 scored Connecticut schools.
Its student body is predominantly White (87% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 24/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 61 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
13.1% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The surrounding Norfolk School District spends $42,029 per pupil, 76% above the Connecticut average, a better-resourced district than most.
Norfolk School District operates only this one school, so Botelle Elementary School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 61 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Connecticut's single-school districts.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Botelle Elementary School compares
Botelle Elementary School on the metrics families compare, against Connecticut and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Connecticut | Connecticut avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 8.7:1 | ▼ 28% | 12.1:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 33.3% | ▼ 9% | 36.4% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 61 | top 99% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
8.7:1
Leaner classes than 93% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
61
Bigger than 6% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
33.3%
free-lunch eligible
- 9% 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
8.7:1
students per teacher
- 28% below state mean
Top 8% in Connecticut - lower ratio than 92% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
13.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$42,029
per pupil, district-wide
- above Connecticut avg of $23,870
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 61 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
White 86.9%
Hispanic or Latino 8.2%
Two or More 4.9%
Largest group: White at 86.9% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 23.6/100
Simpson diversity index - at 23.6, Botelle Elementary School is less mixed than the Connecticut school average of 50.5.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Norfolk School District, which includes Botelle Elementary School.
$42,029
Per student
+76%
vs Connecticut
Avg $23,870
+153%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 86.2%
State 12.9%
Federal 0.9%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar other schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Connecticut, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~61 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~8.7:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Botelle Elementary School
How many students attend Botelle Elementary School?
Botelle Elementary School has 61 students enrolled. It is a public school in Norfolk, CT.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Botelle Elementary School?
The student-teacher ratio at Botelle Elementary School is 8.7:1, which is 28% lower than the Connecticut average of 12.1:1 and 45% 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 Botelle Elementary School?
33.3% of students at Botelle Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Connecticut average of 36.4%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Botelle Elementary School?
The largest demographic group at Botelle Elementary School is White at 86.9% of enrollment, in Norfolk, CT.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Botelle Elementary School?
Botelle Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 63/100 (higher 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 Norfolk School District?
None reported; Norfolk School District operates only Botelle Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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