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Easton, Connecticut - 2 schools
An equity score of 32/100 ranks Easton School District #147 of 174 districts in Connecticut (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $23,046 per pupil, Easton School District ranks #105 of 191 Connecticut districts by per-pupil spending (Connecticut districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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$23,046
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Easton School District operates 2 public schools serving 903 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Connecticut. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 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 Greater Bridgeport Planning Region.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $23,046 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 82.7% local, 15.2% state, and 2.2% 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 32/100, ranked #147 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.
a 143.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 8.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 74.1% White, 10.3% Hispanic or Latino, 6.9% Asian across the district's schools.
Samuel Staples Elementary School accounts for 67.1% of all Easton School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Easton School District a distant remainder — means Easton 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.
Easton School District student-counselor ratio is 144:1 — 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.
Easton School District chronic absenteeism rate is 8.9% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 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.
Easton School District has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 903 students.
How much does Easton School District spend per student?
Easton School District spends $23,046 per student. The district has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #147 in Connecticut.
What is the demographic composition of Easton School District?
Easton School District students are 74.1% White, 10.3% Hispanic or Latino, 6.9% Asian, 3.8% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Easton School District?
Easton School District has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #147 out of 174 districts in Connecticut.