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Cheshire, CT
Public School Ratings




Cheshire Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Cheshire School District details

Cheshire School District
29 Main Street
Cheshire, CT 06410

4,208 Students enrolled in District

7 Schools in District

12 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Cheshire School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Connecticut

9

(10 is best)

Better than 87.0% of all CT school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 96.0% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
73%
45%
76%
48%
71%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Chapman School
38 Country Club Rd.
Cheshire, CT, 06410
KG-06
Cheshire High School
525 South Main St.
Cheshire, CT, 06410
09-12
Darcey School
1686 Waterbury Rd.
Cheshire, CT, 06410
PK-KG
Dodd Middle School
100 Park Place
Cheshire, CT, 06410
07-08
Doolittle School
735 Cornwall Ave.
Cheshire, CT, 06410
KG-06
Highland School
490 Highland Ave.
Cheshire, CT, 06410
KG-06
Norton School
414 North Brooksvale Rd.
Cheshire, CT, 06410
KG-06

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 77.4% 49.8%
Black 3.6% 13.1%
Hispanic 9.2% 31.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 9.7% 5.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 16.5% 40.5%
Free lunch eligible 12.8% 34.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.7% 5.8%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,804 $53,878,000 58.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,784 $7,506,000 8.1%
Staff $714 $3,006,000 3.2%
General Administration $244 $1,026,000 1.1%
School Administration $1,011 $4,256,000 4.6%
Operation $1,841 $7,745,000 8.3%
Transportation $936 $3,940,000 4.2%
Other $504 $2,120,000 2.3%
Total Support $7,034 $29,599,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,218 $9,334,000 10.1%
Total Expenditures $22,056 $92,811,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,725 $6,534,583,000 52.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,630 $836,790,000 6.7%
Staff $779 $400,100,000 3.2%
General Administration $505 $259,319,000 2.1%
School Administration $1,234 $633,707,000 5.1%
Operation $1,918 $985,042,000 7.9%
Transportation $969 $497,686,000 4.0%
Other $716 $367,425,000 2.9%
Total Support $7,751 $3,980,069,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,787 $1,944,552,000 15.6%
Total Expenditures $24,263 $12,459,204,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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