Center School

Public school, pre-kindergarten · Old Lyme, Connecticut

Center School in Old Lyme, Connecticut enrolled 80 students in 2024-25 with 5.5 full-time teachers, 14.5 students per teacher against the Connecticut median of 17.7. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 17%

92 students in 2022-23, 99 students in 2023-24, 80 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 6.6 to 5.5.

Students enrolled at Center School by school year2022-23: 92, 2023-24: 99, 2024-25: 8002550751002022-23922023-24992024-2580
Students enrolled at Center School by school year2022-23: 92, 2023-24: 99, 2024-25: 8002550751002022-23922023-24992024-2580
Students enrolled at Center School by school year2022-23: 92, 2023-24: 99, 2024-25: 8002550751002022-23922023-24992024-2580
Students enrolled at Center School by school year2022-23: 92, 2023-24: 99, 2024-25: 8002550751002022-23922023-24992024-2580
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23926.613.9
2023-24996.615.0
2024-25805.514.5

14.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 86 of every 100 Connecticut schools of this kind

Among the 21 Connecticut schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 17.7; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Connecticut other schools, 2024-2521 values from 10.8 to 43.3; Center School 14.5; state median 17.7.1 more above 40.0 →10203040students per full-time teacherCenter School 14.5state median 17.7U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Connecticut other schools, 2024-2521 values from 10.8 to 43.3; Center School 14.5; state median 17.7.1 more above 40.0 →10203040students per full-time teacherCenter School 14.5state median 17.7U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Connecticut other schools, 2024-2521 values from 10.8 to 43.3; Center School 14.5; state median 17.7.1 more above 40.0 →10203040students per full-time teacherCenter School 14.5state median 17.7U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Connecticut other schools, 2024-2521 values from 10.8 to 43.3; Center School 14.5; state median 17.7.1 more above 40.0 →10203040students per full-time teacherCenter School 14.5state median 17.7U.S. 13.8

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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Center School reported and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

91.3% of students were White, 6.3% Hispanic, 2.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White91.3%
  2. Hispanic6.3%
  3. Two or more races2.5%

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.

What to look at next about Center School

  1. The Friendship SchoolThe nearest public school of this kind, 10 miles away: 460 students, 17.7 per teacher (2024-25).10 mi
  2. Fishers Island SchoolThe next nearest public school of this kind, 16 miles away: 56 students, 4.3 per teacher (2024-25).16 mi
  3. Compare Center School with The Friendship SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Regional School District 18 spends per student$28,792 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$28,792
  5. The largest public schools in ConnecticutCenter School is the number 18 by size of 21 Connecticut schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#18 of 21
  6. Connecticut schools by students per teacher14.5 students per teacher here against the Connecticut median of 17.7 for schools of this kind.14.5:1
  7. 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 Center School

  1. How many students attend Center School?
    80 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 92 in 2022-23. It is a special-education school in Old Lyme, CT.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Center School?
    14.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Connecticut median for schools of this kind is 17.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Center School a Title I school?
    Center School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Center School in?
    Regional School District 18, NCES district ID 0903540. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 090354000761 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
  • 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.

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