Francis T. Maloney High School

Meriden, Connecticut, is home to Francis T. Maloney High School, a large high school. It is open to students in grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 1,291 students. That is 64% bigger than the average of about 788 students for high schools in Connecticut.

The Meriden School District system has 13 schools and 8,036 students.

Hispanic students are 59% of those enrolled at Francis T. Maloney High School. The remaining shares are 22% White, 12% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of South Central Connecticut Planning Region's population at about 20%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 59, compared with 70 nationally.

Francis T. Maloney High School reports a ratio of 16.2 students per teacher, from 79.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 16.2:1 compares with an average of 12.3:1 for high schools in Connecticut. Lunch program data show 74% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 23 points above the 51% average for public schools in South Central Connecticut Planning Region.

The school's county is South Central Connecticut Planning Region. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $88,197 a year, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in South Central Connecticut Planning Region number 152, with about 72,909 students.

Roger Sherman School is about 0.6 miles from Francis T. Maloney High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

Locale data from NCES put Francis T. Maloney High School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).

Enrollment increased 7% over 4 years, reaching 1,291 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.7:1 to 16.2:1.

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