Capt. Nathan Hale School

Capt. Nathan Hale School operates as a low-enrollment 6-8 campus in Coventry, Connecticut, part of Coventry School District. Current enrollment sits at 363 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 521 students per school, that is 30% smaller than typical.

Within Coventry School District, which oversees 5 schools and 1,500 students, Capt. Nathan Hale School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Capt. Nathan Hale School reports that 81% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. 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, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 28% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Capitol Planning Region (around 43%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

In the area at large, census data for Capitol Planning Region shows median household income runs about $93,394, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Capt. Nathan Hale School is one of 286 public schools in Capitol Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 137,047 students).

The closest other public school is Coventry Academy, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 3%: 374 students in 2018 compared to 363 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 89% to 81% across the same window.

On this page, members of the Capt. Nathan Hale School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.