Gales Ferry School

Gales Ferry School is an elementary-level community of cozy scale in Gales Ferry, Connecticut, overseen by Ledyard School District, teacheing 195 students in grades K through 2. Compared to the state average of about 378 students per school, that is 48% smaller than typical.

Within Ledyard School District, which oversees 5 schools and 2,318 students, Gales Ferry School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Gales Ferry School records that 76% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 15% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, Gales Ferry School records 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.6:1 average. About 28% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, census data for Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region shows median household earnings sit near $86,586, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region runs 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,605 students), of which Gales Ferry School is one.

Juliet W. Long School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Gales Ferry School has contracted 32%, going from 286 students in 2018 to 195 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share rose from 71% to 76%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.