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
0/100100/10051/100
👥 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.

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

+7 students YoY

Salisbury Central School held near 303 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+7 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 34.2 → 34.5 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

+7 students YoY 090393000788 · Lakeville, CT Other · SMALL · TRAD

288 enr · 8.5:1 · 13.9% lunch · RII 51

Nearest enrollment peer: West Blocton Elementary School (288 students)

Salisbury Central School held near 303 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+7 headcount). Teacher FTE added 34.2 → 34.5 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Connecticut schools → · Find another →

How Salisbury Central School compares

Salisbury Central School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs 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 methodology

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
$32,730
per pupil, district-wide - above 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 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.

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

District finance for Salisbury School District reports $32,730 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 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. CCD year-over-year: 296 (2022-23) → 303 (2023-24), nearly flat (+7).

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, 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 Salisbury School District?

None reported; Salisbury School District operates only Salisbury Central 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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