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H. C. Wilcox Technical 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 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
298 Oregon Rd.
Meriden, CT 06450
Phone
(203) 238-6260
District
CONNECTICUT TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND CAREER SYSTEM
County
NEW HAVEN COUNTY
Type of School
Vocational/technical
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
788
Classroom Teachers
65

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Connecticut

3

(10 is best)

Better than 25.5% of all CT schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

H. C. Wilcox Technical High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
18%
44%
29%
54%
6%
33%
    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 9 214 27.2%
Grade 10 191 24.2%
Grade 11 201 25.5%
Grade 12 182 23.1%
Total 788 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 46.3% 42.1% 50.9%
Black 4.7% 12.4% 13.1%
Hispanic 47.7% 44.0% 30.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.2% 1.1% 5.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.4% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 39.7% 45.2% 38.9%
Free lunch eligible 31.7% 37.7% 33.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.0% 7.5% 5.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION Unreported 3,626,205
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) Unreported 747
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW Unreported 5.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD Unreported 18.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD Unreported 31.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD Unreported 27.6%
65 OR OLDER Unreported 17.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households Unreported 1,409,807
Single Parent Households With Children Unreported 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma Unreported 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree Unreported 41.4%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more Unreported 27.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 Unreported 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 Unreported 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 Unreported 13.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 Unreported 11.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 Unreported 9.0%
$15,000 or less Unreported 7.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures Unreported Unreported Unreported
Support Expenditures
Student Unreported Unreported Unreported
Staff Unreported Unreported Unreported
General Administration Unreported Unreported Unreported
School Administration Unreported Unreported Unreported
Operation Unreported Unreported Unreported
Transportation Unreported Unreported Unreported
Other Unreported Unreported Unreported
Total Support Unreported Unreported Unreported
Non-instructional Expenditures Unreported Unreported Unreported
Total Expenditures Unreported Unreported Unreported
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,350 $6,289,354,313 52.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,560 $794,341,979 6.6%
Staff $747 $380,454,324 3.2%
General Administration $508 $258,766,138 2.1%
School Administration $1,202 $612,149,367 5.1%
Operation $1,796 $914,758,126 7.6%
Transportation $999 $508,915,593 4.2%
Other $727 $370,110,736 3.1%
Total Support $7,539 $3,839,485,142 31.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,782 $1,926,117,044 16.0%
Total Expenditures $23,671 $12,055,038,964 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%