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An equity score of 36/100 ranks Brass City Charter School District #132 of 174 districts in Connecticut (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,433 per pupil, Brass City Charter School District ranks #175 of 191 Connecticut districts by per-pupil spending (Connecticut districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Brass City Charter School District operates 1 public schools serving 360 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 Naugatuck Valley Planning Region.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,433 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 9.7% local, 73.6% state, and 16.7% 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 36/100, ranked #132 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.
a 401:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 21.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 56.6% Hispanic or Latino, 32.9% African American, 3.7% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Brass City Charter School, enrolling 401 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Brass City Charter School accounts for 100.0% of all Brass City Charter School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Brass City Charter School District a distant remainder — means Brass City Charter 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.
Brass City Charter School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 51.1% 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.
Brass City Charter School District student-counselor ratio is 401:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Brass City Charter School District chronic absenteeism rate is 21.4% — 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 Brass City Charter School District is typically wider than the Brass City Charter School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Brass City Charter School 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 Brass City Charter School District?
Brass City Charter School District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 360 students.
How much does Brass City Charter School District spend per student?
Brass City Charter School District spends $15,433 per student. The district has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #132 in Connecticut.
What is the demographic composition of Brass City Charter School District?
Brass City Charter School District students are 56.6% Hispanic or Latino, 32.9% African American, 3.7% White, 1.5% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Brass City Charter School District?
Brass City Charter School District has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #132 out of 174 districts in Connecticut.