| Definition of Terms |
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| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
New London County, CT |
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| Total Students |
1083 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
51% /
49% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
87 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 68 students | | Grade 10 - 387 students | | Grade 11 - 336 students | | Grade 12 - 292 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:12 |
1:13 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
1% |
n/a |
| % Asian |
6% |
2% |
| % Hispanic |
7% |
13% |
| % Black |
13% |
16% |
| % White |
72% |
67% |
| % Unknown |
1 % |
3% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
13% |
19% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
6% |
6% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
Groton School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
13 |
6 |
| Number of Students Managed |
5,602 students |
2,969 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$73,171,000 |
$38,028,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$73,136,000 |
$36,375,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$13,062 |
$12,808 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$13,055 |
$12,252 |
| District Graduation Rates |
96% |
79% |
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- Robert E. Fitch Senior High School is a public high school located in Groton, Connecticut.
- The school has offered the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program since the 2004-2005 school year. By the 2006-2007 school year, 75 percent of students eligible for the diploma received it. The school also offers numerous Advanced Placement courses. In 2005 and 2008, it was one of Newsweek's top 1000 public high schools. The class of 2007 received $2 million in scholarships.
- In the 2006-2007 school year, 17.1 percent of the students were eligible for free or reduced-priced school lunches, up from 14.1 percent in 2002-2003. Statewide the average percentage is 22.9. The student body is 72.3 percent White, 12.5 percent Black, 7.4 percent Hispanic, 6.7 percent Asian-American, and 1.2 percent American Indian. A total of 4 percent of students speak languages other than English at home. Groton is the home of a U.S. Navy submarine base, and a relatively large number of students move in and out of the school district each year due to military transfers.
- Programs
- Fitch is known for its variety of sports, especially its cross country team and its track team.
- This school is one of two in Connecticut to offer the
[http://ibo.org IB]International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.
- The school started a Peer Mediation program in the 2004-2005 school year.
- The Mentor/Mentee Program, also started in the 2004-2005 school year, has certified teachers meeting with 15 students every 21 school days.
- The school offers a three-day Freshman Academic seminar to orient incoming freshmen.
- The Student-to-Student group helps guide new students for the first few days of school, introducing them to available extra-curricular activities and checking in with them throughout the school year.
- One of the more popular programs at the school is the Mr. Falcon Pageant, in which men from the school compete and are judged in the categories of Talent, Question-Answer, Spirit Video(short video on why the contestant should be Mr. Falcon), and a variety of dances they perform. This program has generated some controversy from some of the female students, arguing that it should be open to all genders and not just men, but this idea was quickly shot down.
- Clubs
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Clubs at the school include:
- Fencing
- Debate
- National History Day
- Drama
- FIRST Robotics
- Multicultural Club
- Future Business Leaders of America
- Philosophy Club
- Interact Club
- Ski and Snowboard Club
- The Scarlet Tanager (newspaper)
- Environmental Club
- Key Club
- Keyettes
- Crew Club
- Math Team
- United Nations Club
- Gay Straight Alliance
- Bicycle Club
- Ultimate (Frisebee Ultimate )
- Amphora (Literary art magazine)
- Yearbook
- Poets Anonymous
- Students Against Drunk driving
- Outdoor Club
- Notable alumni and faculty
- Amby Burfoot, 1968 Boston Marathon winner
- Dave Campo, Dallas Cowboys Secondary Coach
- Jason Filardi, Screenwriter
- John J. Kelley (b. 1930), winner of the 1957 Boston Marathon, member of two U.S. Olympic Marathon teams and a coach at the school
- Fran Mainella, National Park Service Director, 2001-2006
- Paul Menhart, Former Toronto Blue Jays Pitcher
- Matt Harvey, University of North Carolina Pitcher
- Thomas O'Keefe, Musician
- Notes
- External links
- Fitch Senior High School website
- State Department of Education Strategic School Profile 2006-2007 for the school
- Source: Wikipedia; it is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL.
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| About This Zip Code (06340) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
31,679 people |
3,282,160 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
29% |
35% |
| Population Average Age |
31 years old
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37 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.4 persons
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2.4 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$41,666
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$52,927 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
5 rooms |
5.5 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
44 years old |
48 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting |
42% / 58% |
62% / 38% |
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