An equity score of 42/100 ranks Canton School District #113 of 174 districts in Connecticut (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $23,239 per pupil, Canton School District ranks #112 of 191 Connecticut districts by per-pupil spending (Connecticut districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,528
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$23,239
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Canton School District operates 4 public schools serving 1,528 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Connecticut. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 middle 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 $23,239 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 68.8% local, 26.7% state, and 4.5% 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 42/100, ranked #113 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (13 AP courses district-wide), a 354:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 15.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.4% White, 7.3% Hispanic or Latino, 5.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Canton Middle School, with a diversity index of 38.3/100.
Its largest campus is Canton High School, enrolling 443 students (31% of the district's total enrollment).
Canton High School accounts for 29.0% of all Canton School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Canton School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Canton School District school enrollment varies 2.1× across entities
Canton School District school enrollment ranges from 214 students (lowest) to 443 students (highest), a spread of 229 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.
Canton School District student-counselor ratio is 354:1 — 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.
Canton School District chronic absenteeism rate is 15.3% — 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 Canton School District is typically wider than the Canton School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Canton School District has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,528 students.
How much does Canton School District spend per student?
Canton School District spends $23,239 per student. The district has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #113 in Connecticut.
What is the demographic composition of Canton School District?
Canton School District students are 81.4% White, 7.3% Hispanic or Latino, 5.8% African American, 2.1% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Canton School District?
Canton School District has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #113 out of 174 districts in Connecticut.