NCES CCD 2024-25 5 schools CT

Best-Resourced Schools in Winsted, CT

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5 public K-12 schools in Winsted from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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5
Schools
1,601
Students
48.8/100
Avg Resource Index
9.6:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Broad resource and staffing advantage

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Winsted has more public-school enrollment than 7% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Winsted lands in the upper national tier on both the average Resource Investment Index and teacher staffing intensity. Those measures come from different inputs: the index combines reported counselors, gifted access, attendance, and staffing, while the staffing percentile compares the city's student-teacher ratio directly. Agreement across both measures is stronger evidence of broad reported capacity than either score alone, though neither is a test-score rating or a guarantee about an individual classroom.

Secondary campuses occupy an unusually large share

2 of the 5 listed Winsted schools are classified as high schools, a substantial share of the local portfolio. Advanced-course access, counseling, and graduation-stage staffing therefore have more weight in the city Resource Index average than they do in an elementary-heavy system.

Campus spread matters more than the city mean

The 25-point gap between Northwestern Regional Middle School and Explorations shows the range hidden by Winsted's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.

City enrollment
Top 93%
School count
Top 99%
Resource Index average
83rd percentile
Teacher staffing
99th percentile

Northwestern Regional High School accounts for 33.5% of all Winsted public-school enrollment

That dominant concentration means Winsted-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: High. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Winsted school enrollment varies 7.0× across entities

Winsted school enrollment ranges from 77 students (lowest) to 536 students (highest), a spread of 459 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous school portfolio for a city this size. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Winsted student-teacher ratio is 9.6:1 — low (typically associated with smaller schools or per-school staffing investment that often correlates with stronger per-student supports)

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

1 of Winsted's 5 listed schools are charters

20% of the city's listed public-school campuses are reported as charter schools in NCES CCD. Charter status identifies a different governance arrangement; it does not establish admissions availability, academic quality, or the share of city students enrolled in those campuses. Open each school record to compare enrollment and staffing directly.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

# School Score
1. Northwestern Regional Middle School 60
2. Pearson School 56
3. Northwestern Regional High School 52
4. The Gilbert School 41
5. Explorations 35

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Winsted

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 The Gilbert School 50.4/100
  2. 2 Explorations 45.9/100
  3. 3 Pearson School 39.2/100
  4. 4 Northwestern Regional Middle School 21.0/100
  5. 5 Northwestern Regional High School 11.5/100

What do families ask about schools in Winsted?

Which Winsted school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Northwestern Regional Middle School has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Winsted schools in this federal-data comparison at 60/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Winsted, CT? ▼

Winsted has 5 public schools with a total enrollment of 1,601 students. 1 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 9.6:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.