Bristol Eastern High School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Bristol, Connecticut
Bristol Eastern High School in Bristol, Connecticut enrolled 998 students in 2024-25 with 77.5 full-time teachers, 12.9 students per teacher against the Connecticut high-school median of 11.4. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 55% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 23% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Connecticut: 50.5% and 41.2%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 89% (Connecticut: 88.2%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 23%
1,113 students in 2022-23, 1,041 students in 2023-24, 998 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 100.1 to 77.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,113 | 100.1 | 11.1 |
| 2023-24 | 1,041 | 76.5 | 13.6 |
| 2024-25 | 998 | 77.5 | 12.9 |
12.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 73 of every 100 Connecticut high schools
Among the 197 Connecticut high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.4; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
17 AP courses and one counselor per 192 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bristol Eastern High School enrolled 1,150 students and had 6.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 91 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses17
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)6.0, one per 192 of the 1,150 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions91
- Chronically absent24.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
49.6% of students were White, 30.7% Hispanic, 8.9% Black in 2024-25.
- White49.6%
- Hispanic30.7%
- Black8.9%
- Asian5.7%
- Two or more races5.0%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Bristol Eastern High School scored proficient or above: 55% in reading in 2021-22 and 23% in math in 2022-23, against 50.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.2% in math in 2022-23 across Connecticut. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Connecticut, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Connecticut |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 55% | 49% | 50.5% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 23% | 36% (2021-22) | 41.2% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
89% of the 314 students in Bristol Eastern High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.2% across Connecticut. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Connecticut | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 89% | 88% | 88.2% |
| Students in the class | 314 | 659 | 40,732 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Bristol
3 public high schools in Bristol report 2024-25 enrollment; Bristol Eastern High School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Central High School | 1,148 | 14.0 | 45.3% |
| Bristol Eastern High School | 998 | 12.9 | 39.4% |
| Bristol Arts and Innovation Magnet School | 268 | 10.5 | 45.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Bristol Eastern High School
- Bristol Central High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 2.6 miles away: 1,148 students, 14.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
- Plainville High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 3.6 miles away: 674 students, 11.4 per teacher (2024-25).3.6 mi
- Compare Bristol Eastern High School with Bristol Central High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Bristol Public Schools spends per student$21,834 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,834
- The largest public schools in ConnecticutBristol Eastern High School is the number 57 by size of 199 Connecticut high schools open in 2024-25.#57 of 199
- Connecticut schools by students per teacher12.9 students per teacher here against the Connecticut median of 11.4 for high schools.12.9:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Bristol Eastern High School
How many students attend Bristol Eastern High School?
998 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,113 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Bristol, CT.What is the student-teacher ratio at Bristol Eastern High School?
12.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Connecticut median for high schools is 11.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Bristol Eastern High School a Title I school?
Bristol Eastern High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Bristol Eastern High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Bristol Eastern High School scored proficient or above: 55% in reading in 2021-22 and 23% in math in 2022-23, against 50.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.2% in math in 2022-23 across Connecticut. Connecticut's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Bristol Eastern High School?
89% of the 314 students in Bristol Eastern High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.2% across Connecticut. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Bristol Eastern High School in?
Bristol Public Schools, NCES district ID 0900510. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 090051000093 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.