Preston Plains School

As a minimally staffed junior high in Preston, Connecticut, Preston Plains School enrolls 141 students from grades 6 through 8, part of Preston School District. Enrollment runs roughly 73% leaner than the state mean of about 521.

Across the 2 schools in Preston School District (425 students total), Preston Plains School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Preston Plains School shows that White students make up the majority at 77%. The remainder is composed of 11% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial. Compared to Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 11.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 33% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region's rate of about 50%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region indicate median household income runs about $86,586, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region's 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,605 students), Preston Plains School is one campus in the mix.

Preston Veterans' Memorial School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.8 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Preston Plains School has climbed 8%, going from 131 students in 2018 to 141 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 7% to 11% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 today.

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