J. F. Kennedy School

J. F. Kennedy School is an intimate elementary campus in Milford, Connecticut, run under Milford School District. The school teaches 295 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 22% below the state mean of about 378.

Across the 13 schools in Milford School District (5,110 students total), J. F. Kennedy School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, J. F. Kennedy School lists that 61% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 25% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with South Central Connecticut Planning Region as a whole.

On the resource side, J. F. Kennedy School records 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.6:1, putting J. F. Kennedy School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 41% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of South Central Connecticut Planning Region's rate of about 51%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for South Central Connecticut Planning Region shows median household earnings sit near $88,197, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, South Central Connecticut Planning Region runs 152 public schools (combined enrollment of about 72,909 students), of which J. F. Kennedy School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Jonathan Law High School, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around J. F. Kennedy School.

J. F. Kennedy School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at J. F. Kennedy School has decreased 15%, going from 347 students in 2018 to 295 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 12% to 25%.

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