Chaplin Elementary School

Located at 240 Palmer Rd., in Chaplin, Connecticut, Chaplin Elementary School is an one-room-style elementary campus that serves 150 students (grades pre-K through 6), part of Chaplin School District. Compared to the state average of about 378 students per school, that is 60% below typical.

Chaplin Elementary School is a school of Chaplin School District, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

In terms of who attends, Chaplin Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment; the rest looks like 11% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian, 2% Black.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.6:1, putting Chaplin Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 35% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the area at large, census data for Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region shows the typical household earns roughly $90,589 per year, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region's 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,909 students), Chaplin Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Mansfield Elementary School, roughly 2.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Chaplin Elementary School.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 147 students in 2018 compared to 150 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 88% to 79% across the same window.

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