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Winsted, Connecticut - 1 schools
At $18,489 per pupil, Explorations District ranks #168 of 191 Connecticut districts by per-pupil spending (Connecticut districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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$18,489
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Explorations District operates 1 public schools serving 93 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Connecticut. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high 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 Northwest Hills Planning Region.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,489 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 20.3% local, 68.9% state, and 10.9% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
and 36.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 71.6% White, 12.2% Hispanic or Latino, 6.8% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Explorations, enrolling 77 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Explorations accounts for 82.8% of all Explorations District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Explorations District a distant remainder — means Explorations 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.
Explorations District chronic absenteeism rate is 36.4% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Explorations District has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 93 students.
How much does Explorations District spend per student?
Explorations District spends $18,489 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Explorations District?
Explorations District students are 71.6% White, 12.2% Hispanic or Latino, 6.8% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.