Buckley School

Buckley School is an elementary campus of low-enrollment scale in Manchester, Connecticut, one of the schools within Manchester School District, enrolling 284 students in grades pre-K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 25% leaner than the state mean of about 378.

Manchester School District runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 5,968 students. Buckley School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Buckley School records that 35% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 25% Hispanic, 23% Black, 10% Asian, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Buckley School lists 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.3:1. The state averages around 12.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Capitol Planning Region runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, census data for Capitol Planning Region shows the typical household earns roughly $93,394 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Buckley School is one of 286 public schools in Capitol Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 137,047 students).

The closest other public school is Bowers School, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Buckley School has ticked down 28%, going from 392 students in 2018 to 284 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 45% to 35% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 today.

On this page, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.