Enrollment
184
Connecticut · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Chaplin, CT
Parish Hill High School
Federal NCES profile for Parish Hill High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 50/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 090357000765
👥 S:T ratio 70
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 82
📋 Attendance 18
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Parish Hill High School earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 98% of Connecticut schools.
- 50
- Resource Index · Higher
- 7.4:1
- small classes for Connecticut
- 27.7%
- free-lunch eligible
- 184
- students enrolled
Parish Hill High School has class sizes smaller than 98% of Connecticut schools. Computed live against every Connecticut school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Regional School District 11 · Connecticut
NCES ID 090357000765 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
25.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
7.4:1
vs 12.1:1 Connecticut avg
-39% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
27.7%
vs 36.4% Connecticut avg
-24% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Parish Hill High School compares with Connecticut and U.S. medians
What stands out at Parish Hill High School
Parish Hill High School is a small combined-grade school in Chaplin, Connecticut, enrolling 184 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 7.4:1, Parish Hill High School is leaner than roughly 98% of Connecticut schools and 39% under the state's 12.1:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 27.7% 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 94% of Connecticut schools, with 184 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 1,003 scored Connecticut schools.
Against 70 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #44.
Its student body is predominantly White (83% of enrollment) (diversity index 31/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 92 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 32.6% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Regional School District 11 spends $31,314 per pupil, 31% above the Connecticut average, a better-resourced district than most.
The federal civil-rights collection also records 3 expulsions at this campus for 2021-22.
Among Chaplin's public schools, it stands alongside Chaplin Elementary School (150 students): Parish Hill High School is larger than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (7.4:1 vs 7.5:1).
Regional School District 11 operates only this one school, so Parish Hill High School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 184 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 Parish Hill High School compares
Parish Hill High 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 | 7.4:1 | ▼ 39% | 12.1:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 27.7% | ▼ 24% | 36.4% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 184 | top 94% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
7.4:1
Leaner classes than 96% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
184
Bigger than 18% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
27.7%
free-lunch eligible
- 24% 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
7.4:1
students per teacher
- 39% 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
32.6%
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
$31,314
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
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 92 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
12
in-school suspensions + 10 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 6.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 12.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 3 expulsions.
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 82.6%
Hispanic or Latino 10.9%
Two or More 2.7%
African American 1.6%
Asian 1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.5%
Largest group: White at 82.6% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 30.5/100
Simpson diversity index - at 30.5, Parish Hill High School is less mixed than the Connecticut school average of 50.5.
Programs
AP courses offered 8
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Regional School District 11, which includes Parish Hill High School.
$31,314
Per student
+31%
vs Connecticut
Avg $23,870
+89%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 83.4%
State 10.5%
Federal 6.2%
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 other schools in Chaplin
1 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.
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.
Similar enrollment (~184 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~7.4:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Parish Hill High School
How many students attend Parish Hill High School?
Parish Hill High School has 184 students enrolled. It is a public school in Chaplin, CT.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Parish Hill High School?
The student-teacher ratio at Parish Hill High School is 7.4:1, which is 39% lower than the Connecticut average of 12.1:1 and 53% 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 Parish Hill High School?
27.7% of students at Parish Hill High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Connecticut average of 36.4%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Parish Hill High School?
The largest demographic group at Parish Hill High School is White at 82.6% of enrollment, in Chaplin, CT.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Parish Hill High School?
Parish Hill High School has a Resource Investment Index of 50/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Parish Hill High School a good school?
Parish Hill High School earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 98% of Connecticut schools. 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 11?
None reported; Regional School District 11 operates only Parish Hill High School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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