Alfred W. Hanmer School

As a small elementary campus in Wethersfield, Connecticut, Alfred W. Hanmer School teaches 280 students from grades pre-K through 6, part of Wethersfield School District. Enrollment runs roughly 26% leaner than the state mean of about 378.

Across the 7 schools in Wethersfield School District (3,386 students total), Alfred W. Hanmer School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Alfred W. Hanmer School reports that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% multiracial, 5% Asian. By comparison, Capitol Planning Region as a whole is about 64% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Alfred W. Hanmer School lists 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.6:1 average. Around 34% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Capitol Planning Region runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Capitol Planning Region) reports that median household income runs about $93,394, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Alfred W. Hanmer School is one of 286 public schools in Capitol Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 137,047 students).

Silas Deane Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Alfred W. Hanmer School.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 17%: 339 students in 2018 compared to 280 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 today.

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