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Cheshire High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
525 South Main St.
Cheshire, CT 06410
Phone
(203) 250-2511
District
Cheshire School District
County
NAUGATUCK VALLEY PLANNING REGION
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1239
Classroom Teachers
105

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Connecticut

No Data

(10 is best)

Better than ×% of all CT schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

No Data

(10 is best)

Cheshire High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
No Data
45%
No Data
48%
No Data
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
12
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 310 25.0%
Grade 10 316 25.5%
Grade 11 288 23.2%
Grade 12 325 26.2%
Total 1239 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 76.2% 77.4% 49.8%
Black 3.9% 3.6% 13.1%
Hispanic 8.2% 9.2% 31.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 11.4% 9.7% 5.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.1% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 16.0% 16.5% 40.5%
Free lunch eligible 11.9% 12.8% 34.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.1% 3.7% 5.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 28,791 3,617,176
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 876.8 745
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.0% 5.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.2% 18.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 27.7% 31.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 29.2% 27.3%
65 OR OLDER 18.0% 18.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 9,810 1,420,170
Single Parent Households With Children 4.4% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.8% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 62.1% 41.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 49.1% 29.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.2% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.3% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 12.3% 13.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 7.1% 11.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 3.3% 8.5%
$15,000 or less 4.7% 7.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,804 $53,878,000 58.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,784 $7,506,000 8.1%
Staff $714 $3,006,000 3.2%
General Administration $244 $1,026,000 1.1%
School Administration $1,011 $4,256,000 4.6%
Operation $1,841 $7,745,000 8.3%
Transportation $936 $3,940,000 4.2%
Other $504 $2,120,000 2.3%
Total Support $7,034 $29,599,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,218 $9,334,000 10.1%
Total Expenditures $22,056 $92,811,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,725 $6,534,583,000 52.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,630 $836,790,000 6.7%
Staff $779 $400,100,000 3.2%
General Administration $505 $259,319,000 2.1%
School Administration $1,234 $633,707,000 5.1%
Operation $1,918 $985,042,000 7.9%
Transportation $969 $497,686,000 4.0%
Other $716 $367,425,000 2.9%
Total Support $7,751 $3,980,069,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,787 $1,944,552,000 15.6%
Total Expenditures $24,263 $12,459,204,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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