Meriden Public Schools, Connecticut

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Meriden Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 9
Students: 8,789 (2023-2024)
Schools: 13 (2023-2024)
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Meriden Public Schools is a school district in Connecticut (South Central Connecticut and New Haven counties). During the 2024 school year, 8,789 students attended one of the district's 13 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

Meriden Public Schools consists of nine members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Nickimmy Hayes
Robert Kosienski
Enileika Lopez-Riddle
Siobhan Maloney-Bazinet
Tony Martorelli
Sheri Amechi2021
Allan Pronovost2016
Kim Carbone-Pandiani2011
Steven O'Donnell2009

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $25,862,000 $3,053 14%
Local: $56,320,000 $6,649 31%
State: $100,207,000 $11,829 55%
Total: $182,389,000 $21,531
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $177,730,000 $20,980
Total Current Expenditures: $162,069,000 $19,132
Instructional Expenditures: $97,435,000 $11,502 55%
Student and Staff Support: $12,705,000 $1,499 7%
Administration: $15,483,000 $1,827 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $36,446,000 $4,302 21%
Total Capital Outlay: $2,666,000 $314
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $870,000 $102
Interest on Debt: $2,134,000 $251


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 27 55-59 19 20 PS 25-29 43
2018-2019 35 65-69 27 28 >=50 35-39 49
2017-2018 32 65-69 27 25 PS 25-29 46
2016-2017 28 60-64 21 21 <50 35-39 41
2015-2016 25 35-39 14 17 60-79 25-29 37
2014-2015 19 30-34 10 12 40-59 15-19 29
2013-2014 25-29 PS <50 30-39 PS <=20
2012-2013 70 80-84 61 61 >=50 70-74 83
2011-2012 71 80-84 62 62 >=50 70-74 85
2010-2011 70 75-79 62 62 >=50 65-69 84

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 41 60-64 32 34 >=50 45-49 58
2018-2019 47 65-69 41 39 >=50 50-54 62
2017-2018 45 65-69 42 36 PS 40-44 60
2016-2017 39 65-69 33 30 >=50 50-54 52
2015-2016 41 50-54 28 33 40-59 45-49 55
2014-2015 39 50-54 31 29 40-59 45-49 53
2013-2014 25-29 PS <50 30-39 PS <=20
2012-2013 64 70-74 58 54 >=50 60-64 79
2011-2012 63 75-79 57 51 >=50 60-64 79
2010-2011 60 70-74 54 49 >=50 55-59 77

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 84 >=80 80-84 81 >=80 85-89
2018-2019 80 >=50 75-79 76 >=80 85-89
2017-2018 79 >=50 90-94 73 >=50 85-89
2016-2017 76 >=50 85-89 72 >=80 75-79
2015-2016 70 60-79 70-74 63 >=50 75-79
2014-2015 74 >=50 75-79 65-69 >=50 75-79
2013-2014 76 >=50 75-79 65-69 >=50 85-89
2012-2013 70 >=50 60-64 62 >=50 80-84
2011-2012 70 >=50 60-64 60-64 PS >=50 75-79
2010-2011 70 >=50 65-69 55-59 PS 80-84


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 8,789 1.8
2022-2023 8,630 1.8
2021-2022 8,471 4.7
2020-2021 8,072 -0.6
2019-2020 8,117 2.4
2018-2019 7,921 0.6
2017-2018 7,874 -0.2
2016-2017 7,888 -0.5
2015-2016 7,927 -1.3
2014-2015 8,033 -1.0
2013-2014 8,111 -0.8
2012-2013 8,174 -1.0
2011-2012 8,253 -0.5
2010-2011 8,294 -0.8
2009-2010 8,361 -3.0
2008-2009 8,611 -2.4
2007-2008 8,815 -0.6
2006-2007 8,865 0.0
2005-2006 8,863 -0.9
2004-2005 8,946 0.6
2003-2004 8,894 1.3
2002-2003 8,780 0.9
2001-2002 8,698 -3.0
2000-2001 8,961 0.1
1999-2000 8,952 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Meriden Public Schools (%) Connecticut K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.7 5.2
Black 11.5 12.5
Hispanic 61.6 31.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 5.0 4.7
White 19.7 46.2

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Meriden Public Schools had 586.64 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.98.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 3.00
Kindergarten: 33.80
Elementary: 357.45
Secondary: 192.39
Total: 586.64

Meriden Public Schools employed 25.90 district administrators and 28.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 25.90
District Administrative Support: 40.00
School Administrators: 28.00
School Administrative Support: 44.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 209.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 41.50
Total Guidance Counselors: 24.10
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 7.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 16.60
Librarians/Media Specialists: 3.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 186.50
Other Support Services: 263.00


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Meriden Public Schools operates 13 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Benjamin Franklin School350PK-5
Casimir Pulaski School578PK-5
Edison Middle School7776-8
Francis T. Maloney High School1,3019-12
Hanover School468PK-5
Israel Putnam School482PK-5
John Barry School451PK-5
Lincoln Middle School6626-8
Nathan Hale School504PK-5
Orville H. Platt High School1,1849-12
Roger Sherman School478PK-5
Thomas Hooker School338PK-5
Washington Middle School5566-8

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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