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Bethany, Connecticut - 1 schools
An equity score of 45/100 ranks Bethany School District #105 of 174 districts in Connecticut (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $22,294 per pupil, Bethany School District ranks #120 of 191 Connecticut districts by per-pupil spending (Connecticut districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Bethany School District operates 1 public schools serving 429 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 $22,294 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 58.8% local, 34.7% state, and 6.5% 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 45/100, ranked #105 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.
and 6.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.6% White, 7.2% Asian, 6.0% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Bethany Community School, enrolling 430 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Bethany Community School accounts for 100.0% of all Bethany School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Bethany School District a distant remainder — means Bethany School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Bethany School District chronic absenteeism rate is 6.3% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Bethany School District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 429 students.
How much does Bethany School District spend per student?
Bethany School District spends $22,294 per student. The district has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #105 in Connecticut.
What is the demographic composition of Bethany School District?
Bethany School District students are 81.6% White, 7.2% Asian, 6.0% Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Bethany School District?
Bethany School District has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #105 out of 174 districts in Connecticut.