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Bacon Academy

611 Norwich Avenue

Tel: (860)537-2378

Bacon Academy serves 886 students in grades 9-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 12:1 is lower than the CT average of 14:1.
Minority enrollment is 12% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 43%.
Bacon Academy operates within the Colchester School District.

The student:teacher ratio of 12:1 has stayed the same over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.22 is less than the state average of 0.41. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(CT) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	12:1	14:1

American Indian	1%	n/a
Asian	2%	5%

Hispanic	6%	22%

Black	2%	13%

White	88%	57%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	1%	3%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.22	0.41

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	13%	33%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	3%	5%

Colchester School District's student population of 2,639 students has decreased by 12% over five years.
The revenue/student of $17,744 in this district is less than the state average of $20,523. The district revenue/student has grown by 30% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $17,371 is less than the state average of $19,543. The district spending/student has grown by 34% over four years.

School District Name	Colchester School District
Number of Schools Managed	4	4
Number of Students Managed	2,639	1,624

Graduation Rate	n/a	n/a

District Total Revenue	$49 MM	$33 MM

District Spending	$48 MM	$32 MM

District Revenue / Student	$17,744	$20,523

District Spending / Student	$17,371	$19,543

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