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Derby, Connecticut - 5 schools
An equity score of 79/100 ranks Derby School District #14 of 174 districts in Connecticut (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $26,432 per pupil, Derby School District ranks #49 of 191 Connecticut districts by per-pupil spending (Connecticut districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,317
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$26,432
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Derby School District operates 5 public schools serving 1,317 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Connecticut. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 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 $26,432 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 191 Connecticut districts by per-pupil spending. See how Connecticut compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 47.4% local, 40.8% state, and 11.8% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 79/100, ranked #14 of 174 in Connecticut against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 135:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 27.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 45.3% Hispanic or Latino, 26.4% White, 19.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Bradley School, with a diversity index of 71.4/100.
Its largest campus is Derby High School, enrolling 360 students (28% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Little Raiders University, at 63 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Derby High School accounts for 27.3% of all Derby School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Derby School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Derby School District school enrollment varies 5.7× across entities
Derby School District school enrollment ranges from 63 students (lowest) to 360 students (highest), a spread of 297 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.
Derby School District student-counselor ratio is 135:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Derby School District chronic absenteeism rate is 27.7% — 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 Derby School District is typically wider than the Derby School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Derby School District has 5 schools, including 1 high, 2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,317 students.
How much does Derby School District spend per student?
Derby School District spends $26,432 per student. The district has an equity score of 79/100, ranking #14 in Connecticut.
What is the demographic composition of Derby School District?
Derby School District students are 45.3% Hispanic or Latino, 26.4% White, 19.3% African American, 1.8% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Derby School District?
Derby School District has an equity score of 79/100, ranking #14 out of 174 districts in Connecticut.