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Daniel Hand High School

286 Green Hill Rd., Madison, CT, 06443-2283 -

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Definition of Terms

Daniel Hand High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

New Haven County, CT

Students & Faculty

Total Students

910 students

% Male / % Female

48% / 52%

Total Classroom Teachers

78 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 28 students

Grade 10 - 334 students

Grade 11 - 278 students

Grade 12 - 270 students

This School

( CT ) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:12

1:18

Students by Ethnicity

This School

( CT ) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	3%	4%
% Hispanic	1%	17%
% Black	1%	15%
% White	96%	63%

Additional Student Information

This School

( CT ) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

21%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

n/a

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

( CT ) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Madison School District

This School's Agency

( CT ) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	6	4
Number of Students Managed	4,482 students	1,952 students
District Total Revenue	$43,213,000	$25,820,000
District Expenditure	$41,905,000	$23,657,000
District Revenue / Student	$9,641	$13,529
District Expenditure / Student	$9,350	$12,909
District Graduation Rates	95%	95%

Daniel Hand High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school in Madison, Connecticut, serving grades 9 - 12. Each year more than ninety percent (90%) of the senior class continues their education at the post-secondary level. The school is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and the Connecticut State Department of Education.
Biography of Daniel Hand: Daniel Hand, whom the school is named for, was a philanthropist, born in Madison, Connecticut in 1801. For many years he was a merchant in Augusta, Georgia, and Charleston, South Carolina, where he accumulated a fortune. After the Civil War he retired and returned to the north. Daniel Hand's first gift was a high-school building to his native town. In 1888 he gave to the American missionary association more than $1,000,000, to be held in trust and known as the Daniel Hand Educational Fund for Colored People, to be used in the "states in which slavery was recognized in 1861."
Advanced Placement Courses: AP English (Language & Literature), AP Calculus (AB, BC), AP Chemistry, AP Physics, AP US History, AP European History/Western Civilization, AP Spanish Language, AP Psychology.
University Of Connecticut Cooperative Program: AP English, AP European History/Western Civilization, AP Calculus, AP Chemistry, AP Physics, Math Modeling.
Wesleyan University High School Scholars Program A cooperative Honors Program for qualified students (at Wesleyan).
Yale-New Haven Area High School Program Qualified students may register for undergraduate courses at Yale College.
A Better Chance (A.B.C. Program) Part of the national ABC program for highly motivated, academically able students from disadvantaged educational areas.
Tech Prep Program A nationally recognized program that enables students to receive community college credit.
Magnet School Programs Daniel Hand High School students may participate in partial day programs at the Educational Center for the Arts and the Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School in New Haven. High School in the Community offers a full time program for a selective group of students.
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About This Zip Code (06443)

School Zip (06443)

(CT) State Average

Population (Approximate)

17,858 people

3,282,160 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

64%

35%

Population Average Age

41 years old

37.4 years old

Average Household size

2.7 persons

2.4 persons

Median Household Income

$87,497

$52,884

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

7.3 rooms

5.5 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

36 years old

48 years old

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% Owning / % Renting

88% / 12%

62% / 38%

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