Other / mixed grade configuration · Pomfret Center, CT

Pomfret Community School

Federal NCES profile for Pomfret Community School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 45/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 090336000709
0/100100/10045/100
👥 S:T ratio
60
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
34
📋 Attendance
59
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Pomfret Community School earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 79% of Connecticut schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Connecticut schools.

45
Resource Index · Typical
10.1:1
small classes for Connecticut
21.4%
free-lunch eligible
332
students enrolled

Pomfret Community School has class sizes smaller than 79% of Connecticut schools. Computed live against every Connecticut school reporting to NCES.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-23 students YoY

Pomfret Community School shrank from 370 students in 2022-23 to 347 in 2023-24 (-6.2%).

Teacher FTE added 33.0 → 36.2 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Shrinking CCD campus

-23 students YoY 090336000709 · Pomfret Center, CT Other · SMALL · TRAD

332 enr · 10.1:1 · 21.4% lunch · RII 45

Nearest enrollment peer: Loachapoka Elementary School (332 students)

Pomfret Community School shrank from 370 students in 2022-23 to 347 in 2023-24 (-6.2%). Teacher FTE added 33.0 → 36.2 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Connecticut schools → · Find another →

How Pomfret Community School compares

Pomfret Community School is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Connecticut and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Connecticut Connecticut avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10.1:1 ▼ 17% 12.1:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 21.4% ▼ 41% 36.4% 51.7%
Enrollment 332 top 68% - -

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

10.1:1
Leaner classes than 88% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
332
Bigger than 37% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
21.4%
free-lunch eligible - 41% 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
10.1:1
students per teacher - 17% below state mean
Top 21% in Connecticut - lower ratio than 79% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
16.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$22,024
per pupil, district-wide - below Connecticut avg of $24,680
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 332 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 89.5%
Hispanic or Latino 5.7%
Two or More 2.4%
African American 1.2%
Asian 1.2%

Largest group: White at 89.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 19.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 19.5, Pomfret Community School is less mixed than the Connecticut school average of 50.5.

Programs

District finance for Pomfret School District reports $22,024 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Pomfret Community School

How many students attend Pomfret Community School?

Pomfret Community School has 332 students enrolled. It is a public school in Pomfret Center, CT. CCD year-over-year: 370 (2022-23) → 347 (2023-24), down 23.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Pomfret Community School?

The student-teacher ratio at Pomfret Community School is 10.1:1, which is 17% lower than the Connecticut average of 12.1:1 and 36% 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 Pomfret Community School?

21.4% of students at Pomfret Community School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Connecticut average of 36.4%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Pomfret Community School?

The largest demographic group at Pomfret Community School is White at 89.5% of enrollment, in Pomfret Center, CT.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Pomfret Community School?

Pomfret Community School has a Resource Investment Index of 45/100 (typical 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 Pomfret School District?

None reported; Pomfret School District operates only Pomfret Community School as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 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.

All federal data sources used on this page

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

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