An equity score of 29/100 ranks Achievement First Bridgeport Academy District #157 of 174 districts in Connecticut (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,412 per pupil, Achievement First Bridgeport Academy District ranks #184 of 191 Connecticut districts by per-pupil spending (Connecticut districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Achievement First Bridgeport Academy District operates 1 public schools serving 1,084 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Connecticut. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in South Central Connecticut Planning Region.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,412 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 20 of 191 Connecticut districts by per-pupil spending. See how Connecticut compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 2.3% local, 79.4% state, and 18.3% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 29/100, ranked #157 of 174 in Connecticut against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
and 50.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 52.3% African American, 43.4% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% White across the district's schools.
Achievement First Bridgeport Academy accounts for 100.0% of all Achievement First Bridgeport Academy District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Achievement First Bridgeport Academy District a distant remainder — means Achievement First Bridgeport Academy District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Achievement First Bridgeport Academy District reports 65.0% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Achievement First Bridgeport Academy District chronic absenteeism rate is 50.6% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Comparisons are relative to Achievement First Bridgeport Academy District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Achievement First Bridgeport Academy District?
Achievement First Bridgeport Academy District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,084 students.
How much does Achievement First Bridgeport Academy District spend per student?
Achievement First Bridgeport Academy District spends $14,412 per student. The district has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #157 in Connecticut.
What is the demographic composition of Achievement First Bridgeport Academy District?
Achievement First Bridgeport Academy District students are 52.3% African American, 43.4% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% White, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Achievement First Bridgeport Academy District?
Achievement First Bridgeport Academy District has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #157 out of 174 districts in Connecticut.