Gales Ferry School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 2 · Gales Ferry, Connecticut

Gales Ferry School in Gales Ferry, Connecticut enrolled 195 students in 2024-25 with 17.7 full-time teachers, 11.0 students per teacher against the Connecticut elementary-school median of 12.2. 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 16% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%

231 students in 2022-23, 225 students in 2023-24, 195 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 18.3 to 17.7.

Students enrolled at Gales Ferry School by school year2022-23: 231, 2023-24: 225, 2024-25: 19501002003002022-232312023-242252024-25195
Students enrolled at Gales Ferry School by school year2022-23: 231, 2023-24: 225, 2024-25: 19501002003002022-232312023-242252024-25195
Students enrolled at Gales Ferry School by school year2022-23: 231, 2023-24: 225, 2024-25: 19501002003002022-232312023-242252024-25195
Students enrolled at Gales Ferry School by school year2022-23: 231, 2023-24: 225, 2024-25: 19501002003002022-232312023-242252024-25195
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2323118.312.6
2023-2422516.713.4
2024-2519517.711.0

11.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 78 of every 100 Connecticut elementary schools

Among the 586 Connecticut elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.2; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Connecticut elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.1 to 28.6; Gales Ferry School 11.0; state median 12.2.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherGales Ferry School 11.0state median 12.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Connecticut elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.1 to 28.6; Gales Ferry School 11.0; state median 12.2.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherGales Ferry School 11.0state median 12.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Connecticut elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.1 to 28.6; Gales Ferry School 11.0; state median 12.2.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherGales Ferry School 11.0state median 12.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Connecticut elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.1 to 28.6; Gales Ferry School 11.0; state median 12.2.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherGales Ferry School 11.0state median 12.2U.S. 14.6

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 Gales Ferry School enrolled 238 students 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 absent8.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

75.9% of students were White, 14.9% Hispanic, 5.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White75.9%
  2. Hispanic14.9%
  3. Two or more races5.1%
  4. Black2.6%
  5. Asian1.5%

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.

Elementary schools in Gales Ferry

2 public elementary schools in Gales Ferry report 2024-25 enrollment; Gales Ferry School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Juliet W. Long School26514.119.2%
Gales Ferry School19511.020.0%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Gales Ferry School

  1. Juliet W. Long SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, under 0.1 miles away: 265 students, 14.1 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Mohegan SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.1 miles away: 305 students, 11.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
  3. Compare Gales Ferry School with Juliet W. Long SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Ledyard Public Schools spends per student$20,036 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$20,036
  5. The largest public schools in ConnecticutGales Ferry School is the number 556 by size of 590 Connecticut elementary schools open in 2024-25.#556 of 590
  6. Connecticut schools by students per teacher11.0 students per teacher here against the Connecticut median of 12.2 for elementary schools.11.0:1
  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 Gales Ferry School

  1. How many students attend Gales Ferry School?
    195 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 231 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Gales Ferry, CT.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Gales Ferry School?
    11.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Connecticut median for elementary schools is 12.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Gales Ferry School a Title I school?
    Gales Ferry School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Gales Ferry School in?
    Ledyard Public Schools, NCES district ID 0902160. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 090216000397 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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