Cheshire Public Schools

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Cheshire Public Schools
Public School building, Cheshire, Connecticut.jpg
Address
29 Main Street
Cheshire, Connecticut 06410
United States
District information
Type Public
GradesPre-K-12

Cheshire Public Schools is the school district of Cheshire, Connecticut, United States. In 1992 and 2024, the district had about 4300 students from kindergarten through high school level. [1] [2]

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In 1997, Cheshire's district superintendent Ralph Wallace announced that he "wouldn't recruit minority teachers in a thousand years," and made other critical comments about diversity goals, [3] leading to increased state monitoring and press coverage. [4] In 2024, the district spent $19,189 per student, and was ranked 109th out of 166 Connecticut school districts in per-pupil spending. [2]

Schools

Secondary

Primary

Preschool through kindergarten

Alternative

References

  1. Vegh, Steven (March 26, 1992). "Superintendent a candidate for Cheshire vacancy". Hartford Courant. p. 112. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Savino, Michael (January 13, 2024). "Cheshire superintendent seeks millions more to cover costs associated with enrollment, inflation". Record-Journal. pp. A1, A5 . Retrieved June 22, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  3. D'Arcy, Janice (November 28, 1997). "Unabashedly Dismissive of Diversity". Hartford Courant. pp. 1, 20 . Retrieved June 23, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  4. D'Arcy, Janice (February 1, 1999). "Who's Keeping Track of School Diversity Law; Cheshire Case Exposes Weaknesses in State Monitoring". Hartford Courant. pp. 1, 7 . Retrieved June 22, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Melendez, Mariah (April 23, 2020). "Cheshire schools resume giving out meals". Record-Journal. pp. C1. Retrieved June 22, 2025 via Newspapers.com.