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2.00 (2 reviews)

525 South Main Street

Cheshire, CT 06410
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Cheshire High School serves 1,512 students in grades 9-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 15:1 is higher than the CT average of 14:1.
Minority enrollment is 14% of the student body (majority Asian), which is less than the state average of 43%.
Cheshire High School operates within the Cheshire School District.

School Overview

The student population of 1512 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The teacher population of 102 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.

Grades Offered	Grades 9-12
Total Students	1,512 students

Gender %
Total Classroom Teachers	102 teachers

Students by Grade

School Comparison

The student:teacher ratio of 15:1 has stayed the same over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.25 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	15:1	14:1

Asian	9%	5%

Hispanic	2%	22%

Black	3%	13%

White	86%	57%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

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.	0.25	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.	6%	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.	1%	5%

District Comparison

Cheshire School District's student population of 4,504 students has decreased by 5% over five years.
The revenue/student of $17,142 in this district is less than the state average of $20,523. The district revenue/student has grown by 21% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $16,664 is less than the state average of $19,543. The district spending/student has grown by 21% over four years.

School District Name	Cheshire School District
Number of Schools Managed	7	4
Number of Students Managed	4,504	1,624

Graduation Rate	n/a	n/a

District Total Revenue	$79 MM	$33 MM

District Spending	$77 MM	$32 MM

District Revenue / Student	$17,142	$20,523

District Spending / Student	$16,664	$19,543

School Statewide Testing	View Education Department Test Scores

Source: 2015 (latest year available) NCES, CT Dept. of Education

School Reviews

2.00 out of 5 (2 reviews)

9/26/2007

The quality of the education in Cheshie is suppose to be exceptional. I have found it to be anything but. In particular the entire math department should be fired!They are just plain failing to teach math to their students. I have come across teachers and coaches who are just plain rude to the point that I would like to go to the admmistration regarding their behavior (anti-bullying policies should apply to teachers and staff as well as students!). Band is big in Cheshire. Both Jazz and Marching are supposedly excellent. There are a variety of sports to choose from, but it is really a matter of who you know and not how good you are in a few (but not all) sports. There are also numerous clubs to join, many are very good. Although the facade of the building is OK the inside is not up to standards of other schools that are in the same income bracket as Cheshire. Parents are involved (or overly involved, especially in sports!) I wish I had the money to send my children to private school, as I'm not impressed with the hype!!!

- Posted by Parent - bouts

3/9/2007

While the level of academic programs is high, along with availability of extra curricular activities, there has been a lack of attention to bullying and harrasment in this school system. By experience the faculty seems to be attentive to listening to an upset parent, but nieve to how inappropriate these kids actions have been. I was raised in this town adn it was the same when I grew up and now as a parent, even though my taxes go to Cheshire Schools, choose not to have my children attend them.

- Posted by Parent - lbjad

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