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Darien High School

80 High School Lane

Tel: (203)655-3981

Darien High School serves 1,365 students in grades 9-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 12:1 is lower than the CT average of 14:1.
Minority enrollment is 8% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 43%.
Darien High School operates within the Darien School District.

The student population of 1365 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The teacher population of 115 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 12:1 has increased from 11:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.15 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

Asian	3%	5%

Hispanic	5%	22%

Black	n/a	13%

White	92%	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.	0.15	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.	1%	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.	n/a	5%

Darien School District's student population of 4,903 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The revenue/student of $22,226 is higher than the state average of $20,523. The district revenue/student has grown by 15% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $20,891 is higher than the state average of $19,543. The district spending/student has grown by 13% over four years.

School District Name	Darien School District
Number of Schools Managed	7	4
Number of Students Managed	4,903	1,624

Graduation Rate	n/a	n/a

District Total Revenue	$109 MM	$33 MM

District Spending	$102 MM	$32 MM

District Revenue / Student	$22,226	$20,523

District Spending / Student	$20,891	$19,543

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