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New Haven, Connecticut - 1 schools
An equity score of 36/100 ranks Elm City College Preparatory School District #131 of 174 districts in Connecticut (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,050 per pupil, Elm City College Preparatory School District ranks #173 of 191 Connecticut districts by per-pupil spending (Connecticut districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Elm City College Preparatory School District operates 1 public schools serving 783 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 South Central Connecticut Planning Region.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,050 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 14.1% local, 69.9% state, and 16.1% 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 36/100, ranked #131 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.
and 50.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 59.7% African American, 36.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% White across the district's schools.
Elm City College Preparatory School accounts for 97.1% of all Elm City College Preparatory School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Elm City College Preparatory School District a distant remainder — means Elm City College Preparatory 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.
Elm City College Preparatory School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 68.7% 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). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Elm City College Preparatory School District chronic absenteeism rate is 50.0% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Comparisons are relative to Elm City College Preparatory 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 Elm City College Preparatory School District?
Elm City College Preparatory School District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 783 students.
How much does Elm City College Preparatory School District spend per student?
Elm City College Preparatory School District spends $16,050 per student. The district has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #131 in Connecticut.
What is the demographic composition of Elm City College Preparatory School District?
Elm City College Preparatory School District students are 59.7% African American, 36.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Elm City College Preparatory School District?
Elm City College Preparatory School District has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #131 out of 174 districts in Connecticut.