Deans Mill School

Deans Mill School operates as a medium-sized elementary campus in Stonington, Connecticut, operated by Stonington School District. Current enrollment sits at 429 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 4 schools in Stonington School District (1,680 students total), Deans Mill School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Deans Mill School reports that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 74% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.6:1, putting Deans Mill School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 13% of students at Deans Mill School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region (around 50%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

In the area at large, census data for Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region shows median household earnings sit near $86,586, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Deans Mill School is one of 88 public schools in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 36,605 students).

The closest other public school is Stonington High School, roughly 3.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Deans Mill School's enrollment has increased 12% since 2018, when it stood at 383 (now 429). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 today.

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