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East Hampton, Connecticut - 4 schools
An equity score of 47/100 ranks East Hampton School District #95 of 174 districts in Connecticut (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $23,141 per pupil, East Hampton School District ranks #102 of 191 Connecticut districts by per-pupil spending (Connecticut districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,770
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$23,141
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
East Hampton School District operates 4 public schools serving 1,770 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Connecticut. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary 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 Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $23,141 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 63.0% local, 32.6% state, and 4.4% 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 47/100, ranked #95 of 174 in Connecticut against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (10 AP courses district-wide), a 541.1:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 12.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 85.8% White, 8.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is East Hampton Middle School, with a diversity index of 29.2/100.
Its largest campus is Memorial School, enrolling 511 students (31% of the district's total enrollment).
Memorial School accounts for 28.9% of all East Hampton School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means East Hampton 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.
East Hampton School District school enrollment varies 2.0× across entities
East Hampton School District school enrollment ranges from 251 students (lowest) to 511 students (highest), a spread of 260 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.
East Hampton School District student-counselor ratio is 541:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
East Hampton School District chronic absenteeism rate is 12.8% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
How many schools are in East Hampton School District?
East Hampton School District has 4 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,770 students.
How much does East Hampton School District spend per student?
East Hampton School District spends $23,141 per student. The district has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #95 in Connecticut.
What is the demographic composition of East Hampton School District?
East Hampton School District students are 85.8% White, 8.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% African American, 1.2% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for East Hampton School District?
East Hampton School District has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #95 out of 174 districts in Connecticut.