Henry Barnard School

Henry Barnard School is one of the close-knit K-5 schools in Enfield, Connecticut, run under Enfield School District, with 311 students on its rolls from grades K through 2.

Henry Barnard School is one of 8 schools operated by Enfield School District, a district that serves 4,226 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Henry Barnard School lists that the largest single group is White, at 56% of enrollment. Other groups include 26% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 7% Black, 2% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.8:1. The state averages around 12.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 53% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Capitol Planning Region runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Capitol Planning Region indicate the typical household earns roughly $93,394 per year, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Capitol Planning Region's 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 137,047 students), Henry Barnard School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Prudence Crandall School, around 0.9 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Henry Barnard School's enrollment has ticked down 22% since 2018, when it stood at 400 (now 311). White enrollment moved from 66% to 56% across the same window.

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