Francis T. Maloney High School

Francis T. Maloney High School is one of the substantial senior highs in Meriden, Connecticut, run under Meriden School District, with 1,291 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 64% larger than the state mean of about 788.

Meriden School District runs 13 schools in total, collectively educating 8,036 students. Francis T. Maloney High School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Francis T. Maloney High School logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 59% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 22% White, 12% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 20% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Francis T. Maloney High School logs 80 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.2:1. The state averages around 12.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 74% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, South Central Connecticut Planning Region runs at roughly 51%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, the surrounding county (South Central Connecticut Planning Region) logs that median household earnings sit near $88,197, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Francis T. Maloney High School is one of 152 public schools in South Central Connecticut Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 72,909 students).

The closest other public school is Roger Sherman School, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Francis T. Maloney High School operates from a residential location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Francis T. Maloney High School has expanded 14%, going from 1,134 students in 2018 to 1,291 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 34% to 22%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 today.

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