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Berlin, Connecticut - 5 schools
An equity score of 44/100 ranks Berlin School District #108 of 174 districts in Connecticut (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $23,541 per pupil, Berlin School District ranks #97 of 191 Connecticut districts by per-pupil spending (Connecticut districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,682
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$23,541
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Berlin School District operates 5 public schools serving 2,682 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Connecticut. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary 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 Capitol Planning Region.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $23,541 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 191 Connecticut districts by per-pupil spending. See how Connecticut compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 73.0% local, 23.7% state, and 3.3% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 44/100, ranked #108 of 174 in Connecticut against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (14 AP courses district-wide), a 182.8:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 15.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 76.5% White, 14.3% Hispanic or Latino, 4.3% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Emma Hart Willard School, with a diversity index of 45.4/100.
Its largest campus is Berlin High School, enrolling 836 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Richard D. Hubbard School, at 215 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Berlin High School accounts for 31.2% of all Berlin School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Berlin School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Berlin School District school enrollment varies 3.9× across entities
Berlin School District school enrollment ranges from 215 students (lowest) to 836 students (highest), a spread of 621 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Berlin School District student-counselor ratio is 183:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Berlin School District chronic absenteeism rate is 15.1% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Berlin School District is typically wider than the Berlin School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Berlin School District has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 2 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,682 students.
How much does Berlin School District spend per student?
Berlin School District spends $23,541 per student. The district has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #108 in Connecticut.
What is the demographic composition of Berlin School District?
Berlin School District students are 76.5% White, 14.3% Hispanic or Latino, 4.3% Asian, 2.5% African American, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Berlin School District?
Berlin School District has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #108 out of 174 districts in Connecticut.