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Shelton High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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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

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School Overview

Address
120 Meadow St.
Shelton, CT 06484
Phone
(203) 922-3004
District
Shelton School District
County
NAUGATUCK VALLEY PLANNING REGION
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1270
Classroom Teachers
99

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Connecticut

6

(10 is best)

Better than 55.5% of all CT schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Shelton High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
47%
42%
54%
51%
40%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
14
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 298 23.5%
Grade 10 353 27.8%
Grade 11 297 23.4%
Grade 12 322 25.4%
Total 1270 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 64.2% 61.9% 49.8%
Black 7.8% 8.6% 13.1%
Hispanic 21.6% 24.1% 31.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 6.2% 5.3% 5.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 30.0% 32.4% 40.5%
Free lunch eligible 22.8% 25.5% 34.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.2% 6.8% 5.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 41,206 3,626,205
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,345.2 747
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.5% 5.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD 13.4% 18.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.5% 31.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 29.6% 27.6%
65 OR OLDER 20.0% 17.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 15,774 1,409,807
Single Parent Households With Children 4.1% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.6% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 43.2% 41.4%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 32.2% 27.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 23.8% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.1% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 10.4% 13.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 9.5% 11.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.9% 9.0%
$15,000 or less 5.1% 7.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,132 $50,226,000 53.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,170 $9,792,000 10.5%
Staff $613 $2,765,000 3.0%
General Administration $144 $650,000 0.7%
School Administration $1,228 $5,541,000 5.9%
Operation $2,057 $9,283,000 9.9%
Transportation $962 $4,339,000 4.6%
Other $326 $1,472,000 1.6%
Total Support $7,500 $33,842,000 36.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,103 $9,490,000 10.1%
Total Expenditures $20,735 $93,558,000 100.0%
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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