There were 2,101 students enrolled in Colchester School District in the 2024-25 school year, 2.8% less than the previous year, according to the Connecticut State Department of Education.
Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 81% of the district’s total enrollment.
Colchester School District roughly covers four schools within New London County and has a main office in Colchester.
Among those schools, Bacon Academy recorded the highest enrollment of 572 students in the 2024-25 school year.
Connecticut’s public school enrollment has been in continuous decline over the past decade, falling to an estimated 508,402 students in the 2024-25 school year, according to state data. That represents a drop of about 4,250 students from the prior year and roughly 33,400 fewer students than a decade ago, extending a long-running downward trend in statewide enrollment.
A similar pattern also appears in nonpublic schools. Data from the Connecticut State Department of Education shows about 53,000 students were enrolled in nonpublic schools in 2023-24, slightly fewer than in 2019-20 and well below levels in the late 2010s.
| School | Total Enrollment in 2023-24 | Total Enrollment in 2024-25 | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bacon Academy | 604 | 572 | -5.3% |
| Colchester Elementary School | 606 | 552 | -8.9% |
| Jack Jackter Intermediate School | 462 | 509 | 10.2% |
| William J. Johnston Middle School | 470 | 452 | -3.8% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Connecticut State Department of Education. The source data can be found here.
