Enrollment
216
Connecticut · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Voluntown, CT
Voluntown Elementary School
Federal NCES profile for Voluntown Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 61/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 090471000949
👥 S:T ratio 69
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 57
📋 Attendance 86
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Voluntown Elementary School earns 61/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 98% of Connecticut schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Connecticut schools.
- 61
- Resource Index · Higher
- 7.7:1
- small classes for Connecticut
- 25.0%
- free-lunch eligible
- 216
- students enrolled
Voluntown Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 98% of Connecticut schools. Computed live against every Connecticut school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Voluntown School District · Connecticut
NCES ID 090471000949 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
28.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
7.7:1
vs 12.1:1 Connecticut avg
-36% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
25.0%
vs 36.4% Connecticut avg
-31% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Voluntown Elementary School compares with Connecticut and U.S. medians
What stands out at Voluntown Elementary School
Voluntown Elementary School is a small combined-grade school in Voluntown, Connecticut, enrolling 216 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 7.7:1, Voluntown Elementary School is leaner than roughly 98% of Connecticut schools and 36% under the state's 12.1:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 25.0% lands close to the Connecticut typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 216 puts it in the smaller third of Connecticut schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 1,003 scored Connecticut schools.
Against 122 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #18.
Its student body is predominantly White (88% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 23/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 216 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance holds up well here: only 5.6% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
Voluntown School District operates only this one school, so Voluntown Elementary School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 216 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 Voluntown Elementary School compares
Voluntown Elementary 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 | 7.7:1 | ▼ 36% | 12.1:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 25.0% | ▼ 31% | 36.4% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 216 | top 90% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
7.7:1
Leaner classes than 96% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
216
Bigger than 21% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
25.0%
free-lunch eligible
- 31% 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
7.7:1
students per teacher
- 36% 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
5.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$26,496
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 216 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.
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 87.5%
Hispanic or Latino 5.6%
Two or More 3.7%
Asian 1.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1.4%
African American 0.5%
Largest group: White at 87.5% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 22.9/100
Simpson diversity index - at 22.9, Voluntown Elementary School is less mixed than the Connecticut school average of 50.5.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Voluntown School District, which includes Voluntown Elementary School.
$26,496
Per student
+11%
vs Connecticut
Avg $23,870
+60%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 51.5%
State 41.2%
Federal 7.3%
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 (~216 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~7.7:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Voluntown Elementary School
How many students attend Voluntown Elementary School?
Voluntown Elementary School has 216 students enrolled. It is a public school in Voluntown, CT.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Voluntown Elementary School?
The student-teacher ratio at Voluntown Elementary School is 7.7:1, which is 36% lower than the Connecticut average of 12.1:1 and 51% 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 Voluntown Elementary School?
25.0% of students at Voluntown Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Connecticut average of 36.4%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Voluntown Elementary School?
The largest demographic group at Voluntown Elementary School is White at 87.5% of enrollment, in Voluntown, CT.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Voluntown Elementary School?
Voluntown Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 61/100 (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 Voluntown Elementary School a good school?
Voluntown Elementary School earns 61/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 98% of Connecticut schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most 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 Voluntown School District?
None reported; Voluntown School District operates only Voluntown Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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