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Thomaston Public Schools, Connecticut

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Thomaston Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 9
Students: 776 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
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Thomaston Public Schools is a school district in Connecticut (Litchfield and Naugatuck Valley counties). During the 2024 school year, 776 students attended one of the district's three schools.

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

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School board

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

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Tanya Galpin20232029
Anthony Kepler20232029
Nathan Vieira20232029
Sarah Ethier20192027
Frank Treglia20152027
Roxy Fainer20092027
Steven Carr20212025
Matthew VanOrmer20192025
Beth Campbell20132025

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: $1,722,000 $2,052 8%
Local: $10,285,000 $12,259 49%
State: $8,835,000 $10,530 42%
Total: $20,842,000 $24,841
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $20,211,000 $24,089
Total Current Expenditures: $18,802,000 $22,410
Instructional Expenditures: $10,318,000 $12,297 51%
Student and Staff Support: $1,764,000 $2,102 9%
Administration: $3,052,000 $3,637 15%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $3,668,000 $4,371 18%
Total Capital Outlay: $232,000 $276
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $18,000 $21
Interest on Debt: $11,000 $13


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 31 PS PS <=20 PS <50 32
2018-2019 41 >=50 PS <=20 PS >=50 41
2017-2018 43 PS PS 21-39 <50 44
2016-2017 45 PS PS 21-39 <50 45
2015-2016 42 PS PS <50 <50 43
2014-2015 43 >=50 <50 <=20 PS >=50 43
2013-2014 89 >=50 PS 60-79 PS >=50 90
2012-2013 89 PS PS >=50 PS 89
2011-2012 92 PS >=50 >=50 92
2010-2011 89 >=50 >=50 >=50 PS 90

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 48 PS PS <=20 PS <50 50
2018-2019 56 >=50 PS <=20 PS <50 58
2017-2018 62 PS PS 21-39 >=50 63
2016-2017 63 PS PS 21-39 >=50 64
2015-2016 54 PS PS <50 <50 55
2014-2015 56 >=50 <50 <50 PS >=50 57
2013-2014 82 >=50 PS 40-59 PS >=50 83
2012-2013 83 PS PS >=50 PS 83
2011-2012 84 PS >=50 >=50 85
2010-2011 83 >=50 >=50 >=50 PS 84

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 >=90 PS PS PS PS >=90
2018-2019 90-94 PS PS PS 90-94
2017-2018 >=90 PS PS >=90
2016-2017 90-94 PS PS PS >=90
2015-2016 >=90 PS PS PS PS >=90
2014-2015 >=95 PS PS >=95
2013-2014 90-94 PS 90-94
2012-2013 90-94 PS PS PS 90-94
2011-2012 90-94 PS 90-94
2010-2011 90-94 PS 90-94


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 776 -5.7
2022-2023 820 -2.3
2021-2022 839 2.3
2020-2021 820 -3.4
2019-2020 848 0.4
2018-2019 845 -3.1
2017-2018 871 -2.8
2016-2017 895 0.1
2015-2016 894 -1.0
2014-2015 903 -3.9
2013-2014 938 -7.0
2012-2013 1,004 -4.8
2011-2012 1,052 -6.7
2010-2011 1,122 -4.1
2009-2010 1,168 -4.4
2008-2009 1,219 -4.0
2007-2008 1,268 -0.6
2006-2007 1,275 -1.9
2005-2006 1,299 -1.0
2004-2005 1,312 -0.5
2003-2004 1,318 0.6
2002-2003 1,310 4.0
2001-2002 1,257 -0.1
2000-2001 1,258 0.3
1999-2000 1,254 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Thomaston Public Schools (%) Connecticut K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.9 5.2
Black 1.8 12.5
Hispanic 10.6 31.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 3.5 4.7
White 82.2 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, Thomaston Public Schools had 67.50 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.5.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 4.00
Kindergarten: 1.00
Elementary: 35.90
Secondary: 26.60
Total: 67.50

Thomaston Public Schools employed 2.50 district administrators and 5.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.50
District Administrative Support: 3.00
School Administrators: 5.00
School Administrative Support: 5.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 19.50
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 6.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 4.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 4.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 9.00
Other Support Services: 29.66


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]

Thomaston Public Schools operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Black Rock School268PK-3
Thomaston Center School1974-6
Thomaston High School2957-12

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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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