Benjamin Franklin School

Benjamin Franklin School is one of the medium-sized K-5 schools in Meriden, Connecticut, one of the schools within Meriden School District, with 357 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Meriden School District runs 13 schools in total, collectively educating 8,036 students. Benjamin Franklin School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Benjamin Franklin School reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 27% White, 13% Black, 7% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 20%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.6:1 average. An estimated 69% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, South Central Connecticut Planning Region runs at roughly 51%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, South Central Connecticut Planning Region reports that the typical household earns roughly $88,197 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Benjamin Franklin School is one of 152 public schools in South Central Connecticut Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 72,909 students).

Lincoln Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Benjamin Franklin School has stayed largely flat, going from 359 students in 2018 to 357 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 in 2025.

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