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The Friendship School

24 Rope Ferry Road

Tel: (860)447-4049

The Friendship School serves 512 students in grades PK-KG.
The student:teacher ratio of 16:1 is higher than the CT average of 14:1.
Minority enrollment is 47% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the state average of 43%.
The Friendship School operates within the Learn School District.

The student population of 512 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The teacher population of 32 teachers has declined by 13% over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 16:1 has increased from 14:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.62 is more 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	16:1	14:1

Asian	2%	5%

Hispanic	30%	22%

Black	7%	13%

White	53%	57%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	8%	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.	0.62	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.	46%	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.	5%	5%

Learn School District's student population of 2,230 students has grown by 47% over five years.
The revenue/student of $13,838 in this district is less than the state average of $20,523. The district revenue/student has declined by 42% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $4,957 is less than the state average of $19,543. The district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.

School District Name	Learn School District
Number of Schools Managed	8	4
Number of Students Managed	2,230	1,624

District Total Revenue	$30 MM	$33 MM

District Spending	$11 MM	$32 MM

District Revenue / Student	$13,838	$20,523

District Spending / Student	$4,957	$19,543

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