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265 BENHAM ST, HAMDEN, CT 06514 • SOUTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT County
(203) 288-2309

Identity & Institutional Profile

PSS 2023-2024
NCES Private School ID 00231082
Religious Orientation Roman Catholic
Broad Affiliation Catholic
School Typology Catholic, private
Diocese 0901
Grades Offered 9-12
Locale Setting Suburb: Large
School Day Length 6.17 hrs/day
County FIPS 09170
Physical Location Address 265 Benham St
Hamden, CT 06514-2801

Enrollment & Academic Overview

PSS 2023–2024
Total Students
316
Teachers (FTE)
31.00
Student-Teacher Ratio
10.19:1
School Level
Secondary School

Student Diversity Distribution

Demographic composition of enrolled students across racial & ethnic backgrounds.

PSS 2023–2024
White: 67.7% Black or African American: 10.4% Hispanic / Latino: 8.5% Two or More Races (Multiracial): 7.6% Asian: 5.7%
316 Students
White 214 est. 67.7%
Black or African American 33 est. 10.4%
Hispanic / Latino 27 est. 8.5%
Two or More Races (Multiracial) 24 est. 7.6%
Asian 18 est. 5.7%

Student Enrollment by Sex

Enrolled student gender breakdown as reported in NCES PSS survey.

PSS 2023-2024
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Male Students
0
0%
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Female Students
316
100%

Biennial Enrollment & Staffing Trends

NCES PSS Multi-Cycle

Biennial Enrollment Trends (2019-2020 – 2023-2024)

0 250 500 2019-2020: 416 students 416 2019-2020 2021-2022: 354 students 354 -14.9% 2021-2022 2023-2024: 316 students 316 -10.7% 2023-2024
Survey Cycle Students Teachers (FTE) Student-Teacher Ratio Grades Offered Affiliation / Typology
2023-2024 316 31.0 10.2:1 9-12 Roman Catholic
2021-2022 354 34.1 10.4:1 9-12 Roman Catholic
2019-2020 416 35.4 11.8:1 9-12 Roman Catholic

Local Area Demographics & Housing Comparison (ZIP 06514)

Comparative socio-economic indicators across local, municipal, county, state, and national benchmarks.

Census ACS 5-Year Data
Median Household Income Median Home Value Poverty Rate (%)
Peak Value: $500,000
$0k 0% $125k 5% $250k 10% $375k 15% $500k 20% ZIP 06514 Income: $85,227 $85k ZIP 06514 Home Value: $250,300 $250k ZIP 06514 This ZIP Hamden Income: $95,869 $96k Hamden Home Value: $290,400 $290k Hamden City Average SOUTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT County Income: $102,013 $102k SOUTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT County Home Value: $348,475 $348k SOUTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT County County Average Connecticut Income: $109,498 $109k Connecticut Home Value: $407,690 $408k Connecticut State Average United States Income: $76,308 $76k United States Home Value: $277,906 $278k United States U.S. National ZIP 06514 Poverty Rate: 10.0% 10.0% Hamden Poverty Rate: 8.6% 8.6% SOUTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT County Poverty Rate: 11.2% 11.2% Connecticut Poverty Rate: 9.8% 9.8% United States Poverty Rate: 12.4% 12.4%
Geographic Area Median
Household Income		 Median
Home Value		 Poverty
Rate		 Total
Population
ZIP 06514 Current ZIP
$85,227 $250,300 10.0% 25,291
Hamden (City Average)
$95,869 $290,400 8.6% 60,116
SOUTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT County (County Average)
$102,013 $348,475 11.2% 556,500
Connecticut (State Average)
$109,498 $407,690 9.8% 3,587,635
United States (U.S. National)
$76,308 $277,906 12.4% 335,555,510

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