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Colchester, CT
Public School Ratings




Colchester 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


Colchester School District details

Colchester School District
127 Norwich Avenue
Colchester, CT 06415

2,235 Students enrolled in District

4 Schools in District

11 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Colchester School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Connecticut

7

(10 is best)

Better than 68.5% of all CT school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 91.1% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
63%
45%
62%
48%
64%
41%
63%
45%
62%
48%
64%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Bacon Academy School
611 Norwich Ave.
Colchester, CT, 06415
09-12
Colchester Elementary School
315 Halls Hill Rd.
Colchester, CT, 06415
PK-02
Jack Jackter Intermediate School
215 Halls Hill Rd.
Colchester, CT, 06415
03-05
William J. Johnston Middle School
360 Norwich Ave.
Colchester, CT, 06415
06-08

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 86.2% 49.8%
Black 2.0% 13.1%
Hispanic 9.5% 31.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.1% 5.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 24.4% 40.5%
Free lunch eligible 20.5% 34.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.0% 5.8%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,811 $28,633,000 55.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,765 $3,945,000 7.7%
Staff $574 $1,282,000 2.5%
General Administration $915 $2,046,000 4.0%
School Administration $1,329 $2,970,000 5.8%
Operation $1,936 $4,327,000 8.4%
Transportation $1,010 $2,257,000 4.4%
Other $490 $1,095,000 2.1%
Total Support $8,019 $17,922,000 34.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,153 $4,813,000 9.4%
Total Expenditures $22,983 $51,368,000 100.0%
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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