📍 426 West Main St., Meriden, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, 06450
Benjamin Franklin School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Meriden, South Central Connecticut Planning Region. The school has 354 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Meriden School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 27.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
Benjamin Franklin School enrolls 354 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 27.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% Hispanic or Latino, 28% White and 9.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 186 | 53% |
| White | 100 | 28% |
| Black or African American | 34 | 9.7% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 7.7% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
261 of the school's 354 students (74%) 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.
Benjamin Franklin 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.
Benjamin Franklin School is one of 13 schools in Meriden School District, based in Meriden, Connecticut. The district serves 8,707 students district-wide and employs 603 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 354 students, Benjamin Franklin School is smaller than the district average of about 670 students per school.
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