Enrollment
61
Connecticut · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Colebrook, CT
Colebrook Consolidated School
Federal NCES profile for Colebrook Consolidated School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 54/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 090087000138
👥 S:T ratio 70
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 88
📋 Attendance 30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Colebrook Consolidated School earns 54/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 98% of Connecticut schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Connecticut.
- 54
- Resource Index · Higher
- 7.6:1
- small classes for Connecticut
- 29.2%
- free-lunch eligible
- 61
- students enrolled
Colebrook Consolidated School has class sizes smaller than 98% of Connecticut schools. Computed live against every Connecticut school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Colebrook School District · Connecticut
NCES ID 090087000138 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
8.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
7.6:1
vs 12.1:1 Connecticut avg
-37% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
29.2%
vs 36.4% Connecticut avg
-20% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Colebrook Consolidated School compares with Connecticut and U.S. medians
What stands out at Colebrook Consolidated School
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Colebrook Consolidated 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.
Need and resources require a component-level read
Colebrook Consolidated School falls within the wide middle of the Connecticut distribution on both free-meal eligibility and the Resource Investment Index. Neither measure supplies an honest headline by itself. The useful distinctions are in the components: classroom staffing, counselor availability, attendance, gifted-program access, and district spending. Those fields can pull in opposite directions even when the overall percentile looks ordinary.
Attendance is the dominant support signal
Colebrook Consolidated School's 27.9% chronic-absence rate is more consequential than a generic staffing label: at least one quarter of students missed 10% or more of school days in the 2021-22 collection. That level can affect instruction, counseling demand, and continuity even when other reported resources look ordinary. The dataset records the scale of absence but not its causes, so it should prompt a current-year question rather than a conclusion about school management.
Colebrook Consolidated School is a small elementary school in Colebrook, Connecticut, enrolling 61 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 7.6:1, Colebrook Consolidated School is leaner than roughly 98% of Connecticut schools and 37% under the state's 12.1:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 29.2% 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 (90% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 18/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 61 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 27.9% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Colebrook School District spends $31,844 per pupil, 33% above the Connecticut average, a better-resourced district than most.
Colebrook School District operates only this one school, so Colebrook Consolidated 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 Colebrook Consolidated School compares
Colebrook Consolidated 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 | 7.6:1 | ▼ 37% | 12.1:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 29.2% | ▼ 20% | 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
7.6:1
Leaner classes than 96% 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
29.2%
free-lunch eligible
- 20% 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
7.6:1
students per teacher
- 37% below state mean
Top 2% in Connecticut - lower ratio than 98% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
27.9%
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
$31,844
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 90.2%
Two or More 8.2%
Hispanic or Latino 1.6%
Largest group: White at 90.2% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 17.9/100
Simpson diversity index - at 17.9, Colebrook Consolidated School is less mixed than the Connecticut school average of 50.5.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Colebrook School District, which includes Colebrook Consolidated School.
$31,844
Per student
+33%
vs Connecticut
Avg $23,870
+92%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 68.3%
State 28.6%
Federal 3.1%
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 elementary 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 (~7.6:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Colebrook Consolidated School
How many students attend Colebrook Consolidated School?
Colebrook Consolidated School has 61 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Colebrook, CT.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Colebrook Consolidated School?
The student-teacher ratio at Colebrook Consolidated School is 7.6:1, which is 37% lower than the Connecticut average of 12.1:1 and 52% 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 Colebrook Consolidated School?
29.2% of students at Colebrook Consolidated School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Connecticut average of 36.4%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Colebrook Consolidated School?
The largest demographic group at Colebrook Consolidated School is White at 90.2% of enrollment, in Colebrook, CT.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Colebrook Consolidated School?
Colebrook Consolidated School has a Resource Investment Index of 54/100 (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 Colebrook School District?
None reported; Colebrook School District operates only Colebrook Consolidated School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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