📍 94 Middle Rd., Enfield, Capitol Planning Region, 06082
Eli Whitney School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Enfield, Capitol Planning Region. The school has 339 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Enfield School District school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
Eli Whitney School enrolls 339 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% White, 26% Hispanic or Latino and 5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 212 | 63% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 88 | 26% |
| Black or African American | 17 | 5% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 5% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
162 of the school's 339 students (48%) 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.
Eli Whitney School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Eli Whitney School is one of 8 schools in Enfield School District, based in Enfield, Connecticut. The district serves 4,694 students district-wide and employs 447 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 339 students, Eli Whitney School is smaller than the district average of about 587 students per school.