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Thomaston High School

Serves grades 7 - 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
185 Branch Rd.
Thomaston, CT 06787
Phone
(860) 283-3030
District
Thomaston School District
County
NAUGATUCK VALLEY PLANNING REGION
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
295
Classroom Teachers
30

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Connecticut

5

(10 is best)

Better than 48.6% of all CT schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Thomaston High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
48%
44%
50%
48%
46%
40%
    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
10
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 7 57 19.3%
Grade 8 63 21.4%
Grade 9 48 16.3%
Grade 10 39 13.2%
Grade 11 45 15.3%
Grade 12 43 14.6%
Total 295 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 86.3% 85.2% 49.8%
Black 1.8% 1.9% 13.1%
Hispanic 10.9% 10.9% 31.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.1% 2.0% 5.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 36.3% 38.0% 40.5%
Free lunch eligible 29.5% 31.4% 34.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.8% 6.6% 5.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 7,476 3,617,176
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 623.6 745
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.5% 5.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.4% 18.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.1% 31.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.5% 27.3%
65 OR OLDER 17.5% 18.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 3,038 1,420,170
Single Parent Households With Children 4.1% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.2% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 36.0% 41.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 26.4% 29.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 25.4% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.9% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 12.4% 13.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 9.9% 11.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.7% 8.5%
$15,000 or less 2.3% 7.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,296 $10,318,000 51.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,857 $1,441,000 7.1%
Staff $416 $323,000 1.6%
General Administration $1,659 $1,287,000 6.4%
School Administration $1,640 $1,273,000 6.3%
Operation $2,348 $1,822,000 9.0%
Transportation $1,336 $1,037,000 5.1%
Other $634 $492,000 2.4%
Total Support $9,890 $7,675,000 38.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,858 $2,218,000 11.0%
Total Expenditures $26,045 $20,211,000 100.0%
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%

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