Booth Free School

Located at 14 South St., in Roxbury, Connecticut, Booth Free School is a minimally staffed elementary campus that educates 86 students (grades K through 5), overseen by Regional School District 12. By comparison, Connecticut's public schools average about 378 students each, so Booth Free School sits 77% smaller than that benchmark.

Regional School District 12 runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 796 students. Booth Free School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Booth Free School reports that nearly all students (92%) are White; the rest looks like 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Booth Free School has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.6:1 average. Around 19% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Northwest Hills Planning Region's rate of about 37%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Northwest Hills Planning Region put median household income runs about $93,551, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Northwest Hills Planning Region's 50 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,539 students), Booth Free School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Shepaug Valley School, around 3.2 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Five-year trend. Booth Free School's enrollment has increased 23% since 2018, when it stood at 70 (now 86). The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 7.5:1 in 2018 to 8.6:1 today.

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