Cider Mill School

Cider Mill School is a substantial primary school in Wilton, Connecticut, run under Wilton School District. The school enrolls 831 students in grades 3 through 5. By comparison, Connecticut's public schools average about 378 students each, so Cider Mill School sits 120% bigger than that benchmark.

Wilton School District comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 3,730 students; Cider Mill School is among them.

On demographics, Cider Mill School lists that 73% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 12% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Western Connecticut Planning Region as a whole is about 61% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 12.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 5% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Western Connecticut Planning Region's rate of about 33%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Western Connecticut Planning Region) shows that median household earnings sit near $128,188, roughly 56% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Western Connecticut Planning Region runs 149 public schools (combined enrollment of about 90,520 students), of which Cider Mill School is one.

The closest other public school is Middlebrook School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cider Mill School has ticked down 8%, going from 906 students in 2018 to 831 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 80% to 73% over that span.

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