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Glastonbury, Connecticut - 8 schools
An equity score of 35/100 ranks Glastonbury School District #135 of 174 districts in Connecticut (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $23,802 per pupil, Glastonbury School District ranks #90 of 191 Connecticut districts by per-pupil spending (Connecticut districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,663
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$23,802
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Glastonbury School District operates 8 public schools serving 5,663 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Connecticut. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Capitol Planning Region.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $23,802 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 191 Connecticut districts by per-pupil spending. See how Connecticut compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 76.2% local, 19.2% state, and 4.6% 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 35/100, ranked #135 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (21 AP courses district-wide), a 213:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 7.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 61.9% White, 15.7% Asian, 12.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Naubuc School, with a diversity index of 68.9/100.
Its largest campus is Glastonbury High School, enrolling 1,737 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Naubuc School, at 441 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Glastonbury High School accounts for 30.7% of all Glastonbury School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Glastonbury School 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.
Glastonbury School District school enrollment varies 3.9× across entities
Glastonbury School District school enrollment ranges from 441 students (lowest) to 1,737 students (highest), a spread of 1,296 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.
Glastonbury School District student-counselor ratio is 213:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Glastonbury School District chronic absenteeism rate is 7.5% — 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.
How many schools are in Glastonbury School District?
Glastonbury School District has 8 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 6 elementary. Total enrollment is 5,663 students.
How much does Glastonbury School District spend per student?
Glastonbury School District spends $23,802 per student. The district has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #135 in Connecticut.
What is the demographic composition of Glastonbury School District?
Glastonbury School District students are 61.9% White, 15.7% Asian, 12.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.9% African American, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Glastonbury School District?
Glastonbury School District has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #135 out of 174 districts in Connecticut.