Deans Mill School

Deans Mill School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Stonington, Connecticut. The school serves 429 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.

Deans Mill School is one school in a 4-school district, Stonington School District, which enrolls 1,680 students.

Deans Mill School's enrollment is 88% White. The school is also 6% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. That is higher than the 74% White share among all Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region residents. The school's diversity index is 23%, meaning two students picked at random have a 23% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Federal staffing data show 39 full-time-equivalent teachers at Deans Mill School and a ratio of 11.0:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 12.6:1 average for elementary schools in Connecticut. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 13% of enrollment. Public schools in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region average 50%.

Among Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region residents, the median household income is $86,586, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Deans Mill School is one of 88 public schools in the county.

Of nearby public schools, Stonington High School is the closest, at about 3.4 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Deans Mill School.

Deans Mill School has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.

Enrollment at Deans Mill School declined 5% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 453 to 429 students.

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