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Hartford, Connecticut - 15 schools
8,942
Total Enrollment
15
Schools
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Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Capitol Region Education Council operates 15 public schools serving 8,942 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Connecticut. The school portfolio breaks down into 12 combined, 2 high, 1 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. 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.
The funding mix is 34.3% local, 53.9% state, and 11.8% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
Academic infrastructure includes 3 of 15 schools offering Advanced Placement (20 AP courses district-wide), a 294:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 31.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 44.6% Hispanic or Latino, 31.0% African American, 13.6% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Academy of Aerospace and Engineering Elementary, with a diversity index of 72.9/100.
Its largest campus is Ana Grace Academy of the Arts, enrolling 855 students (10% of the district's total enrollment).
Capitol Region Education Council school enrollment varies 2.4× across entities
Capitol Region Education Council school enrollment ranges from 358 students (lowest) to 855 students (highest), a spread of 497 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.
Capitol Region Education Council has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 57.9% 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.
Capitol Region Education Council student-counselor ratio is 294:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Capitol Region Education Council is typically wider than the Capitol Region Education Council-aggregate figure suggests.
Capitol Region Education Council chronic absenteeism rate is 31.2% — 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 Capitol Region Education Council'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 Capitol Region Education Council?
Capitol Region Education Council has 15 schools, including 12 combined, 1 middle, 2 high. Total enrollment is 8,942 students.
What is the demographic composition of Capitol Region Education Council?
Capitol Region Education Council students are 44.6% Hispanic or Latino, 31.0% African American, 13.6% White, 4.5% Asian, averaged across 15 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.