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New Haven, Connecticut - 1 schools
An equity score of 48/100 ranks Booker T. Washington Academy District #91 of 174 districts in Connecticut (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,483 per pupil, Booker T. Washington 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
Booker T. Washington Academy District operates 1 public schools serving 444 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Connecticut. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 South Central Connecticut Planning Region.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,483 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 7.8% local, 83.5% state, and 8.7% 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 48/100, ranked #91 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 33.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 74.8% African American, 18.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Booker T. Washington Academy, enrolling 404 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Booker T. Washington Academy accounts for 91.0% of all Booker T. Washington Academy District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Booker T. Washington Academy District a distant remainder — means Booker T. Washington Academy District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Booker T. Washington Academy District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 61.7% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Booker T. Washington Academy District chronic absenteeism rate is 33.9% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Booker T. Washington 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 Booker T. Washington Academy District?
Booker T. Washington Academy District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 444 students.
How much does Booker T. Washington Academy District spend per student?
Booker T. Washington Academy District spends $13,483 per student. The district has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #91 in Connecticut.
What is the demographic composition of Booker T. Washington Academy District?
Booker T. Washington Academy District students are 74.8% African American, 18.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% White, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Booker T. Washington Academy District?
Booker T. Washington Academy District has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #91 out of 174 districts in Connecticut.