An equity score of 33/100 ranks Elm City College Preparatory School District #145 of 174 districts in Connecticut (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,848 per pupil, Elm City College Preparatory School District ranks #177 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 $15,848 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 33/100, ranked #145 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 largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Elm City College Preparatory School District reports 68.7% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
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 $15,848 per student. The district has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #145 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 33/100, ranking #145 out of 174 districts in Connecticut.