West Stafford School

As a low-enrollment primary school in Stafford Springs, Connecticut, West Stafford School serves 176 students from grades pre-K through K, one of the schools within Stafford School District. By comparison, Connecticut's public schools average about 378 students each, so West Stafford School sits 53% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 4 schools in Stafford School District (1,256 students total), West Stafford School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, West Stafford School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%); the rest comes out to 10% Hispanic, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, West Stafford School lists 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.4:1. The state averages about 12.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 40% of students at West Stafford School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Capitol Planning Region indicate median household earnings sit near $93,394, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Capitol Planning Region runs 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 137,047 students), of which West Stafford School is one.

The closest other public school is Stafford High School, roughly 2.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Over the past 7-year window. West Stafford School's enrollment has expanded 25% since 2018, when it stood at 141 (now 176).

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