Frank Ward Strong School

Frank Ward Strong School is a junior high of tight-knit scale in Durham, Connecticut, run under Regional School District 13, enrolling 319 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Connecticut's public schools average about 521 students each, so Frank Ward Strong School sits 39% smaller than that benchmark.

Regional School District 13 comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,302 students; Frank Ward Strong School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Frank Ward Strong School shows that 86% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 8% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Frank Ward Strong School lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.4:1. The state averages around 11.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 17% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region (around 32%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region put median household earnings sit near $104,428, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Frank Ward Strong School is one of 57 public schools in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 19,075 students).

Coginchaug Regional High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Frank Ward Strong School operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. Frank Ward Strong School's enrollment has expanded 11% since 2018, when it stood at 287 (now 319).

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