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Meriden, CT
Public School Ratings




Meriden Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Meriden School District details

Meriden School District
22 Liberty Street
Meriden, CT 06450

8,789 Students enrolled in District

13 Schools in District

15 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Meriden School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Connecticut

3

(10 is best)

Better than 23.8% of all CT school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Better than 48.0% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
40%
46%
45%
49%
36%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Benjamin Franklin School
426 West Main St.
Meriden, CT, 06450
PK-05
Casimir Pulaski School
100 Clearview Ave.
Meriden, CT, 06450
PK-05
Edison Middle School
1355 North Broad Street
Meriden, CT, 06450
06-08
Francis T. Maloney High School
121 Gravel St.
Meriden, CT, 06450
09-12
Hanover School
208 Main St.
Meriden, CT, 06450
PK-05
Israel Putnam School
133 Parker Ave.
Meriden, CT, 06450
PK-05
John Barry School
124 Columbia St.
Meriden, CT, 06450
PK-05
Lincoln Middle School
164 Centennial Ave.
Meriden, CT, 06450
06-08
Nathan Hale School
277 Atkins St. Ext.
Meriden, CT, 06450
PK-05
Orville H. Platt High School
220 Coe Ave.
Meriden, CT, 06450
09-12
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 20.8% 48.6%
Black 12.1% 13.1%
Hispanic 65.1% 32.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.8% 5.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 77.7% 41.8%
Free lunch eligible 65.5% 36.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 12.2% 5.8%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,086 $97,435,000 54.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,345 $11,818,000 6.6%
Staff $101 $887,000 0.5%
General Administration $231 $2,027,000 1.1%
School Administration $929 $8,166,000 4.6%
Operation $2,191 $19,256,000 10.8%
Transportation $834 $7,326,000 4.1%
Other $602 $5,290,000 3.0%
Total Support $6,232 $54,770,000 30.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,904 $25,525,000 14.4%
Total Expenditures $20,222 $177,730,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,675 $7,010,630,000 52.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,758 $901,035,000 6.7%
Staff $861 $441,247,000 3.3%
General Administration $502 $257,276,000 1.9%
School Administration $1,289 $660,926,000 4.9%
Operation $1,935 $991,940,000 7.4%
Transportation $1,184 $606,803,000 4.5%
Other $745 $382,041,000 2.8%
Total Support $8,273 $4,241,268,000 31.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,207 $2,156,640,000 16.1%
Total Expenditures $26,155 $13,408,538,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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