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Joel Barlow High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
100 Black Rock Tpke.
Redding, CT 06896
Phone
(203) 938-2508
District
Regional School District 09
County
WESTERN CONNECTICUT PLANNING REGION
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
737
Classroom Teachers
65

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Connecticut

10

(10 is best)

Better than 94.4% of all CT schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Joel Barlow High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

100 80 60 40 20 0
75%
42%
89%
51%
60%
34%
    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
11
11
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 182 24.7%
Grade 10 170 23.1%
Grade 11 192 26.1%
Grade 12 193 26.2%
Total 737 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 82.4% 82.7% 49.8%
Black 2.5% 2.5% 13.1%
Hispanic 9.9% 9.7% 31.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 5.1% 5.0% 5.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 13.0% 13.0% 40.5%
Free lunch eligible 10.4% 10.4% 34.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.6% 2.6% 5.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 16,368 3,617,176
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 277.9 745
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.5% 5.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.5% 18.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 21.6% 31.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 32.7% 27.3%
65 OR OLDER 21.7% 18.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 6,074 1,420,170
Single Parent Households With Children 4.6% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 98.6% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 72.6% 41.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 60.2% 29.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.0% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.6% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 6.2% 13.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 4.3% 11.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 3.3% 8.5%
$15,000 or less 3.3% 7.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $19,658 $14,724,000 51.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,087 $1,563,000 5.5%
Staff $487 $365,000 1.3%
General Administration $630 $472,000 1.6%
School Administration $2,080 $1,558,000 5.4%
Operation $3,470 $2,599,000 9.1%
Transportation $2,549 $1,909,000 6.7%
Other $684 $512,000 1.8%
Total Support $11,987 $8,978,000 31.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,559 $4,913,000 17.2%
Total Expenditures $38,204 $28,615,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,725 $6,534,583,000 52.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,630 $836,790,000 6.7%
Staff $779 $400,100,000 3.2%
General Administration $505 $259,319,000 2.1%
School Administration $1,234 $633,707,000 5.1%
Operation $1,918 $985,042,000 7.9%
Transportation $969 $497,686,000 4.0%
Other $716 $367,425,000 2.9%
Total Support $7,751 $3,980,069,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,787 $1,944,552,000 15.6%
Total Expenditures $24,263 $12,459,204,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%