Charles Barnum Magnet School

Charles Barnum Magnet School is an average-sized primary school in Groton, Connecticut, operated by Groton School District. The school caters to 339 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 7 schools in Groton School District (3,953 students total), Charles Barnum Magnet School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Charles Barnum Magnet School records that the most-represented group is White (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 27% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 7% Black, 2% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 74%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Charles Barnum Magnet School has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.8:1. The state averages around 12.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 51% of students at Charles Barnum Magnet School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the broader community, census data for Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region shows median household earnings sit near $86,586, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region's 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,605 students), Charles Barnum Magnet School is one campus in the mix.

Winthrop STEM Elementary Magnet School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Charles Barnum Magnet School.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Charles Barnum Magnet School has ticked down 7%, going from 366 students in 2018 to 339 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 16% to 27% over that span.

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