Other / mixed grade configuration · Hawrinton, CT

Harwinton Consolidated School

Federal NCES profile for Harwinton Consolidated School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 55/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 090352000728
0/100100/10055/100
👥 S:T ratio
52
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
83
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Harwinton Consolidated School earns 55/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Connecticut median.

55
Resource Index · Higher
12.1:1
students per teacher
14.0%
free-lunch eligible
374
students enrolled

Harwinton Consolidated School has class sizes near the Connecticut median. Computed live against every Connecticut school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

374

Connecticut · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

31.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

12.1:1

vs 12.1:1 Connecticut avg

+0% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

14.0%

vs 36.4% Connecticut avg

-62% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Harwinton Consolidated School compares with Connecticut and U.S. medians

At or below state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Harwinton Consolidated School

Harwinton Consolidated School is a lower-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in Hawrinton, Connecticut, enrolling 374 students.

At 12.1:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the Connecticut median, within a few percentage points of the 12.1:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 14.0% of students eligible for free meals.

With 374 students, its enrollment sits close to the Connecticut median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 1,003 scored Connecticut schools.

Against 277 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #117.

Its student body is led by White (77%) and Two or More (15%) (diversity index 38/100).

Attendance holds up well here: only 6.7% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.

Regional School District 10 also operates Har-Bur Middle School (669 students) and Lewis S. Mills High School (614 students) alongside Harwinton Consolidated School.

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 Harwinton Consolidated School compares

Harwinton 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 12.1:1 ▼ 0% 12.1:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 14.0% ▼ 62% 36.4% 51.7%
Enrollment 374 top 58% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

12.1:1
Leaner classes than 75% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
374
Bigger than 43% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
14.0%
free-lunch eligible - 62% 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
12.1:1
students per teacher - 0% above state mean
Top 60% in Connecticut - lower ratio than 40% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
6.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$20,962
per pupil, district-wide - below 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
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
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.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 76.7%
Two or More 15.2%
Hispanic or Latino 6.4%
Asian 1.3%
African American 0.3%

Largest group: White at 76.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 38.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 38.4, Harwinton Consolidated School is less mixed than the Connecticut school average of 50.5.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Regional School District 10, which includes Harwinton Consolidated School.

$20,962
Per student
-12%
vs Connecticut
Avg $23,870
+26%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 68.0%
State 27.6%
Federal 4.4%

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.

How Harwinton Consolidated School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Har-Bur Middle School Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Lewis S. Mills High School Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Lake Garda Elementary School Similar size Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Harwinton Consolidated School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Regional School District 10 · 3 sibling schools

View district profile

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.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Harwinton Consolidated School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Harwinton Consolidated School

How many students attend Harwinton Consolidated School?

Harwinton Consolidated School has 374 students enrolled. It is a public school in Hawrinton, CT.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Harwinton Consolidated School?

The student-teacher ratio at Harwinton Consolidated School is 12.1:1, which is 0% higher than the Connecticut average of 12.1:1 and 23% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Harwinton Consolidated School?

14.0% of students at Harwinton Consolidated School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Connecticut average of 36.4%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Harwinton Consolidated School?

The largest demographic group at Harwinton Consolidated School is White at 76.7% of enrollment, in Hawrinton, CT.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Harwinton Consolidated School?

Harwinton Consolidated School has a Resource Investment Index of 55/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Harwinton Consolidated School a good school?

Harwinton Consolidated School earns 55/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Connecticut median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Regional School District 10?

Besides Harwinton Consolidated School, Regional School District 10 also operates Har-Bur Middle School (669 students), Lewis S. Mills High School (614 students), and Lake Garda Elementary School (466 students). See the Regional School District 10 district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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