Plymouth Center School

Plymouth Center School operates as a cozy elementary school in Plymouth, Connecticut, overseen by Plymouth School District. Current enrollment sits at 320 students spanning grades pre-K through 2.

Plymouth School District comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,233 students; Plymouth Center School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Plymouth Center School logs that 75% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 16% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.6:1, putting Plymouth Center School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Naugatuck Valley Planning Region put median household earnings sit near $86,191, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Plymouth Center School is one of 121 public schools in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 59,861 students).

Thomaston Center School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Plymouth Center School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Plymouth Center School has showed little movement, going from 323 students in 2018 to 320 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 85% to 75% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 in 2025.

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