Tolland Middle School

Tolland Middle School is one of the mid-tier middle-grades schools in Tolland, Connecticut, overseen by Tolland School District, with 468 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.

Tolland School District runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 2,122 students. Tolland Middle School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Tolland Middle School shows that White students make up the majority at 79%. The remainder is composed of 10% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Capitol Planning Region as a whole is about 64% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Tolland Middle School has 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.5:1. The state averages around 11.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 17% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Capitol Planning Region runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, census data for Capitol Planning Region shows median household income runs about $93,394, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Tolland Middle School is one of 286 public schools in Capitol Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 137,047 students).

Tolland High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Tolland Middle School.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Tolland Middle School's enrollment has fell 19% since 2018, when it stood at 578 (now 468). Over the same period, the White share fell from 90% to 79%. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 in 2025.

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