Flanders School

Flanders School operates as a modestly sized K-5 school in East Lyme, Connecticut, overseen by East Lyme School District. Current enrollment sits at 242 students spanning grades K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 378 students per school, that is 36% smaller than typical.

East Lyme School District runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 2,411 students. Flanders School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Flanders School shows that the largest single group is White, at 72% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 11% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 7% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Flanders School has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.6:1, putting Flanders School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 17% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region's rate of about 50%.

In the area at large, census data for Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region shows median household income runs about $86,586, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region runs 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,605 students), of which Flanders School is one.

East Lyme High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Flanders School.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 33%: 360 students in 2018 compared to 242 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 78% to 72% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 today.

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