Enrollment
1,011
Connecticut · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Woodstock, CT
The Woodstock Academy
Federal NCES profile for The Woodstock Academy, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 46/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 090537311223
👥 S:T ratio 41
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 66
📋 Attendance 48
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
The Woodstock Academy earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 89% of Connecticut schools.
- #2 of 3
- public schools in Woodstock · Resource Index
- 46
- Resource Index · Typical
- 14.7:1
- large classes for Connecticut
- 4.7%
- free-lunch eligible
The Woodstock Academy has class sizes larger than 89% of Connecticut schools. Computed live against every Connecticut school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, The Woodstock Academy ranks #2 of 3 public schools in Woodstock, CT.
School address
District: The Woodstock Academy District · Connecticut
NCES ID 090537311223 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
69.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
14.7:1
vs 12.1:1 Connecticut avg
+21% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
4.7%
vs 36.4% Connecticut avg
-87% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How The Woodstock Academy compares with Connecticut and U.S. medians
What stands out at The Woodstock Academy
Large campus carrying a heavier staffing load
The Woodstock Academy is larger than most Connecticut schools and also reports more students per teacher than the state norm. Those facts reinforce one another: this is not merely a small specialist campus whose ratio is distorted by a tiny denominator. The operational constraint is scale paired with tighter staffing. Families comparing programs should inspect whether counselors, gifted access, and other support indicators compensate for that teacher-staffing load.
Need and resources require a component-level read
The Woodstock Academy falls within the wide middle of the Connecticut distribution on both free-meal eligibility and the Resource Investment Index. Neither measure supplies an honest headline by itself. The useful distinctions are in the components: classroom staffing, counselor availability, attendance, gifted-program access, and district spending. Those fields can pull in opposite directions even when the overall percentile looks ordinary.
Advanced coursework and guidance align
The Woodstock Academy reports 18 Advanced Placement courses and about 169 students per counselor, within the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark. Those signals point in the same direction: students have both a comparatively broad advanced-course menu and guidance capacity to help navigate it. The federal records do not measure course quality or participation equity, but they do show that access is not limited to a course list without corresponding counseling support.
The Woodstock Academy is a lower-poverty, large high school in Woodstock, Connecticut, enrolling 1,011 students.
Class loads run heavy: 14.7:1 is larger than about 89% of Connecticut schools and 21% above the 12.1:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.
Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 4.7% free-meal eligibility runs 87% below the Connecticut average.
By headcount it is one of the larger campuses in Connecticut, bigger than 94% of state schools at 1,011 students.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 1,003 scored Connecticut schools.
Among 66 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Connecticut schools statewide, it ranks #60, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is led by White (80%) and Hispanic or Latino (8%) (diversity index 36/100).
On the academic-pipeline side it reports 18 Advanced Placement courses.
Counselor coverage is strong, about 169 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 20.7% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
Its district draws 99.2% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
The federal civil-rights collection also records 11 expulsions at this campus for 2021-22.
The Woodstock Academy District operates only this one school, so The Woodstock Academy 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 The Woodstock Academy compares
The Woodstock Academy on the metrics families compare, against Connecticut and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Connecticut | Connecticut avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 14.7:1 | ▲ 21% | 12.1:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 4.7% | ▼ 87% | 36.4% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 1,011 | top 6% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
14.7:1
Leaner classes than 50% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
1,011
Bigger than 91% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
4.7%
free-lunch eligible
- 87% below the Connecticut average of 36.4%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
14.7:1
students per teacher
- 21% above state mean
Top 89% in Connecticut - lower ratio than 11% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
20.7%
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.
Support staff
Counselors6.0 FTE
Per 169 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
41
in-school suspensions + 16 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 4.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 5.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 11 expulsions.
Student demographics
White 79.5%
Hispanic or Latino 8.0%
Asian 6.7%
African American 2.6%
Two or More 2.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%
Largest group: White at 79.5% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 35.6/100
Simpson diversity index - at 35.6, The Woodstock Academy is less mixed than the Connecticut school average of 50.5.
Programs
AP courses offered 18
Similar high 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 (~1,011 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~14.7:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about The Woodstock Academy
How many students attend The Woodstock Academy?
The Woodstock Academy has 1,011 students enrolled. It is a high school in Woodstock, CT.
What is the student-teacher ratio at The Woodstock Academy?
The student-teacher ratio at The Woodstock Academy is 14.7:1, which is 21% higher than the Connecticut average of 12.1:1 and 6% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at The Woodstock Academy?
4.7% of students at The Woodstock Academy are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Connecticut average of 36.4%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of The Woodstock Academy?
The largest demographic group at The Woodstock Academy is White at 79.5% of enrollment, in Woodstock, CT.
What is the Resource Investment Index for The Woodstock Academy?
The Woodstock Academy has a Resource Investment Index of 46/100 (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).
How does The Woodstock Academy rank among public schools in Woodstock?
By Resource Investment Index, The Woodstock Academy ranks #2 of 3 public schools in Woodstock, CT. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking.
What other schools are in The Woodstock Academy District?
None reported; The Woodstock Academy District operates only The Woodstock Academy as a public school district in NCES's records.
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