Nathan Hale School

Nathan Hale School is one of the medium-sized primary schools in Meriden, Connecticut, part of Meriden School District, with 485 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 28% bigger than the state mean of about 378.

Meriden School District comprises 13 schools with combined enrollment of 8,036 students; Nathan Hale School is among them.

Demographically, Nathan Hale School lists that 62% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 21% White, 11% Black, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 20% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Nathan Hale School has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.6:1, putting Nathan Hale School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 76% of students at Nathan Hale School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above South Central Connecticut Planning Region's rate of about 51%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for South Central Connecticut Planning Region put median household earnings sit near $88,197, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, South Central Connecticut Planning Region runs 152 public schools (combined enrollment of about 72,909 students), of which Nathan Hale School is one.

Washington Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Nathan Hale School.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Nathan Hale School has contracted 20%, going from 607 students in 2018 to 485 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 28% to 21% over that span.

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