Enrollment
288
Connecticut · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Lakeville, CT
Salisbury Central School
Federal NCES profile for Salisbury Central School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 51/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 090393000788
👥 S:T ratio 66
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 42
📋 Attendance 65
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Salisbury Central School earns 51/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% of Connecticut schools.
- 51
- Resource Index · Higher
- 8.5:1
- small classes for Connecticut
- 13.9%
- free-lunch eligible
- 288
- students enrolled
Salisbury Central School has class sizes smaller than 94% of Connecticut schools. Computed live against every Connecticut school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Salisbury School District · Connecticut
NCES ID 090393000788 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
34.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8.5:1
vs 12.1:1 Connecticut avg
-30% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
13.9%
vs 36.4% Connecticut avg
-62% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Salisbury Central School compares with Connecticut and U.S. medians
What stands out at Salisbury Central School
Salisbury Central School is a lower-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in Lakeville, Connecticut, enrolling 288 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 8.5:1, Salisbury Central School is leaner than roughly 94% of Connecticut schools and 30% under the state's 12.1:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 13.9% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 288 puts it in the smaller third of Connecticut schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 1,003 scored Connecticut schools.
Against 209 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #136.
Its student body is led by White (77%) and Hispanic or Latino (10%) (diversity index 40/100).
Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 288 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.
13.9% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The surrounding Salisbury School District spends $30,459 per pupil, 28% above the Connecticut average, a better-resourced district than most.
Salisbury School District operates only this one school, so Salisbury Central School has no district-mates to compare against locally.
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 Salisbury Central School compares
Salisbury Central 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 | 8.5:1 | ▼ 30% | 12.1:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 13.9% | ▼ 62% | 36.4% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 288 | top 79% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
8.5:1
Leaner classes than 94% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
288
Bigger than 31% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
13.9%
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
8.5:1
students per teacher
- 30% below state mean
Top 6% in Connecticut - lower ratio than 94% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
13.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$30,459
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 288 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
2
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.7 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 76.6%
Hispanic or Latino 9.8%
Two or More 8.4%
African American 3.8%
Asian 1.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.3%
Largest group: White at 76.6% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 39.5/100
Simpson diversity index - at 39.5, Salisbury Central School is less mixed than the Connecticut school average of 50.5.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Salisbury School District, which includes Salisbury Central School.
$30,459
Per student
+28%
vs Connecticut
Avg $23,870
+84%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 81.9%
State 15.1%
Federal 3.0%
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 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 (~288 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Salisbury Central School
How many students attend Salisbury Central School?
Salisbury Central School has 288 students enrolled. It is a public school in Lakeville, CT.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Salisbury Central School?
The student-teacher ratio at Salisbury Central School is 8.5:1, which is 30% lower than the Connecticut average of 12.1:1 and 46% 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 Salisbury Central School?
13.9% of students at Salisbury Central School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Connecticut average of 36.4%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Salisbury Central School?
The largest demographic group at Salisbury Central School is White at 76.6% of enrollment, in Lakeville, CT.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Salisbury Central School?
Salisbury Central School has a Resource Investment Index of 51/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Salisbury Central School a good school?
Salisbury Central School earns 51/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% 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 Salisbury School District?
None reported; Salisbury School District operates only Salisbury Central School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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