📍 611 Norwich Ave., Colchester, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, 06415
Bacon Academy is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Colchester, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region. The school has 672 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Colchester School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 61.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
Bacon Academy enrolls 672 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 61.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 8.6% Hispanic or Latino and 5.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 542 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 58 | 8.6% |
| Two or more races | 38 | 5.7% |
| Asian | 17 | 2.5% |
| Black or African American | 15 | 2.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
179 of the school's 672 students (27%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bacon Academy is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual.
Bacon Academy is one of 4 schools in Colchester School District, based in Colchester, Connecticut. The district serves 2,101 students district-wide and employs 195 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 672 students, Bacon Academy is larger than the district average of about 525 students per school.