Niantic Center School

Niantic Center School is one of the small elementary schools in Niantic, Connecticut, run under East Lyme School District, with 198 students on its rolls from grades K through 4. By comparison, Connecticut's public schools average about 378 students each, so Niantic Center School sits 48% smaller than that benchmark.

Within East Lyme School District, which oversees 5 schools and 2,411 students, Niantic Center School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Niantic Center School lists that nearly all students (82%) are White; the rest comes out to 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 2% Asian.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Niantic Center School has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.6:1, putting Niantic Center School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 19% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region (around 50%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

In the surrounding community, census data for Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region shows median household income runs about $86,586, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Niantic Center School is one of 88 public schools in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 36,605 students).

Lillie B. Haynes School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Niantic Center School.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 14%: 174 students in 2018 compared to 198 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 today.

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