Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0Chaplin’s public schools score below 65% of Connecticut districts on tests and graduation
In Chaplin, 74% of each class finishes high school in four years, below the Connecticut average (88%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Chaplin, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Connecticut, not nationally.
From Connecticut state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Chaplin’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 159 Connecticut towns with household incomes within a quarter of Chaplin’s, its schools beat 27%, lower than their 35% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Chaplin runs its own schools through grade 6, then shares
Chaplin Elementary School (PK–6) is Chaplin’s own. From grade 7, students attend the Regional School District 11 with Hampton and Scotland: Parish Hill High School. See the path ↓
Above the state on tests
Reading proficiency is 57% and math 42% across both districts in spring 2022, against 50% and 40% statewide; 70–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Chaplin spends $33,792 per student and Regional School District 11 $32,373, against $25,892 across Connecticut (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Chaplin’s grade
C+: better than 35% of Connecticut school districts. Test scores are above the Connecticut average; graduation is below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Chaplin, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Chaplin
Chaplin Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 150 students · 8:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Chaplin
Chaplin Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 150 students · 8:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Chaplin
Chaplin Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 150 students · 8:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Chaplin
Chaplin Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 150 students · 8:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Chaplin
Chaplin Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 150 students · 8:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Chaplin
Chaplin Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 150 students · 8:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Chaplin
Chaplin Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 150 students · 8:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Chaplin
Parish Hill High School
Grades 7–12 · 184 students · 7:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Chaplin
Parish Hill High School
Grades 7–12 · 184 students · 7:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Chaplin
Parish Hill High School
Grades 7–12 · 184 students · 7:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Chaplin
Parish Hill High School
Grades 7–12 · 184 students · 7:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Chaplin
Parish Hill High School
Grades 7–12 · 184 students · 7:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Chaplin
Parish Hill High School
Grades 7–12 · 184 students · 7:1 students per teacher
Chaplin runs its own schools through grade 6 (Chaplin School District). From grade 7, students attend the Regional School District 11, shared with Hampton and Scotland. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Chaplin
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Chaplin vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Connecticut towns that share Chaplin’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Chaplin | C+ | Chaplin PK–6 · Regional School District 11 7–12 |
| Ashford | B− | Ashford PK–8 · Regional School District 19 9–12 |
| Mansfield | A− | Mansfield PK–8 · Regional School District 19 9–12 |
| Hampton | C | Hampton PK–6 · Regional School District 11 7–12 |
| Windham | D | Windham |
| Scotland | C | Scotland PK–6 · Regional School District 11 7–12 |
2 of the 5 neighbors share Regional School District 11 with Chaplin for grades 7–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Chaplin
2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Connecticut’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Chaplin’s schools
Are Chaplin’s schools good?
On Connecticut’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Chaplin children attend score below 65% of Connecticut’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 27%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Chaplin in?
Two districts: Chaplin School District runs grades PK–6, and Regional School District 11 runs grades 7–12, shared with Hampton and Scotland.
What is Chaplin’s graduation rate?
70–79% of the class of 2023 in Regional School District 11 graduated in four years, against 88% across Connecticut.
How much does Chaplin spend per student?
$33,792 in Chaplin School District and $32,373 in Regional School District 11 (FY2024), against $25,892 across Connecticut. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Chaplin families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Connecticut. Stars are from neighbors.