Mohegan School

Located at 47 Mohegan Rd., in Shelton, Connecticut, Mohegan School is a mid-sized elementary campus that caters to 325 students (grades pre-K through 4), run under Shelton School District.

Shelton School District runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 4,303 students. Mohegan School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Mohegan School lists that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 26% Hispanic, 8% Black, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 31% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Naugatuck Valley Planning Region (around 52%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Naugatuck Valley Planning Region put median household income runs about $86,191, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Mohegan School is one of 121 public schools in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 59,861 students).

Booth Hill School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 10%: 295 students in 2018 compared to 325 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 82% to 58%. Class-load math has grew: from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.