An equity score of 28/100 ranks Capital Preparatory Harbor School District #161 of 174 districts in Connecticut (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,623 per pupil, Capital Preparatory Harbor School District ranks #180 of 191 Connecticut districts by per-pupil spending (Connecticut districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Capital Preparatory Harbor School District operates 1 public schools serving 772 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 Greater Bridgeport Planning Region.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,623 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 6.0% local, 76.5% state, and 17.5% 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 28/100, ranked #161 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 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), and 33.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 64.6% African American, 33.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% White across the district's schools.
Capital Preparatory Harbor School accounts for 100.0% of all Capital Preparatory Harbor School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Capital Preparatory Harbor School District a distant remainder — means Capital Preparatory Harbor School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Capital Preparatory Harbor School District reports 59.2% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Capital Preparatory Harbor School District chronic absenteeism rate is 33.4% — 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 Capital Preparatory Harbor 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 Capital Preparatory Harbor School District?
Capital Preparatory Harbor School District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 772 students.
How much does Capital Preparatory Harbor School District spend per student?
Capital Preparatory Harbor School District spends $14,623 per student. The district has an equity score of 28/100, ranking #161 in Connecticut.
What is the demographic composition of Capital Preparatory Harbor School District?
Capital Preparatory Harbor School District students are 64.6% African American, 33.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% White, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Capital Preparatory Harbor School District?
Capital Preparatory Harbor School District has an equity score of 28/100, ranking #161 out of 174 districts in Connecticut.