There were 8,707 students enrolled in Meriden School District in the 2024-25 school year, 0.9% less than the previous year, according to the Connecticut State Department of Education.
Data also showed that most of the students were Hispanic, representing 62.3% of the district’s total enrollment.
Meriden School District roughly covers 13 schools within New Haven County and has a main office in Meriden.
Among those schools, Francis T. Maloney High School recorded the highest enrollment of 1,291 students in the 2024-25 school year.
Connecticut’s public schools generally have better student-teacher ratios than the U.S. average. According to data compiled by Public School Review, Connecticut’s average student-teacher ratio is about 12:1, meaning there are roughly 12 students for every teacher in the state’s public schools—lower than the national average of approximately 15:1. This suggests that, on average, Connecticut classrooms may offer smaller group sizes and potentially more individualized attention compared with public schools nationwide.
| School | Total Enrollment in 2023-24 | Total Enrollment in 2024-25 | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francis T. Maloney High School | 1,301 | 1,291 | -0.8% |
| Orville H. Platt High School | 1,184 | 1,191 | 0.6% |
| Edison Middle School | 777 | 773 | -0.5% |
| Lincoln Middle School | 662 | 684 | 3.3% |
| Casimir Pulaski School | 578 | 539 | -6.7% |
| Washington Middle School | 556 | 536 | -3.6% |
| Nathan Hale School | 504 | 485 | -3.8% |
| Roger Sherman School | 478 | 457 | -4.4% |
| Hanover School | 468 | 456 | -2.6% |
| Israel Putnam School | 482 | 445 | -7.7% |
| John Barry School | 451 | 418 | -7.3% |
| Thomas Hooker School | 338 | 404 | 19.5% |
| Benjamin Franklin School | 350 | 357 | 2% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Connecticut State Department of Education. The source data can be found here.