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Charles Barnum School

Serves grades PK - 5

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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
68 Briar Hill Rd.
Groton, CT 06340
Phone
(860) 449-5640
District
GROTON SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
NEW LONDON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
331
Classroom Teachers
27

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Connecticut

6

(10 is best)

Better than 57.5% of all CT schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Charles Barnum School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
53%
47%
57%
49%
48%
45%
53%
47%
57%
49%
48%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
55%
45%
64%
52%
46%
39%
55%
45%
64%
52%
46%
39%
    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 pk 1 0.3%
Kindergarten 54 16.3%
Grade 1 54 16.3%
Grade 2 65 19.6%
Grade 3 50 15.1%
Grade 4 48 14.5%
Grade 5 59 17.8%
Total 331 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 63.4% 56.2% 50.9%
Black 7.2% 8.1% 13.1%
Hispanic 25.5% 27.2% 30.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.3% 7.3% 5.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.7% 1.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 45.6% 39.6% 38.9%
Free lunch eligible 23.9% 28.8% 33.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 21.8% 10.8% 5.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 38,686 3,626,205
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,146.8 747
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.0% 5.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.9% 18.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 38.3% 31.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.7% 27.6%
65 OR OLDER 17.1% 17.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 16,043 1,409,807
Single Parent Households With Children 8.4% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.0% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 38.6% 41.4%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 18.0% 27.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.1% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.4% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.9% 13.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.4% 11.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.9% 9.0%
$15,000 or less 6.4% 7.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,281 $51,911,787 45.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,654 $11,218,458 9.8%
Staff $470 $1,986,690 1.7%
General Administration $514 $2,172,678 1.9%
School Administration $1,290 $5,452,830 4.7%
Operation $1,686 $7,126,722 6.2%
Transportation $1,298 $5,486,646 4.8%
Other $379 $1,602,033 1.4%
Total Support $8,292 $35,050,284 30.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,630 $28,025,010 24.4%
Total Expenditures $27,204 $114,991,308 100.0%
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%