Verplanck School

Verplanck School, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in Manchester, Connecticut. Its enrollment is 466 students, spread over pre-K through 4. Across elementary schools in Connecticut, the average enrollment is about 378.

Manchester School District counts 5,968 students in its 11 schools, and Verplanck School is one of them.

Hispanic students account for 50% of enrollment at Verplanck School, more than any other group. Other groups make up 23% Black, 14% White, 6% Asian, and 5% multiracial. County-wide, 18% of Capitol Planning Region residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 67%.

Verplanck School has 39.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.7:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Connecticut is 12.6:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 77% at Verplanck School. The rate at public schools in Capitol Planning Region averages 43%, lower than here.

Among Connecticut public elementary schools, Verplanck School outscored 15%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.

Looking at the county, Capitol Planning Region, median household income comes to about $93,394, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 286 public schools and about 137,047 students.

Of the public schools around it, Verplanck School is closest to Odyssey Community School, about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

Verplanck School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.

Federal enrollment counts increased from 434 (2020-21) to 466 (2024-25). Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 11.7:1, from 10.6:1.

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