An equity score of 59/100 ranks Griswold School District #53 of 174 districts in Connecticut (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,999 per pupil, Griswold School District ranks #156 of 191 Connecticut districts by per-pupil spending (Connecticut districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,725
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$20,999
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Griswold School District operates 4 public schools serving 1,725 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Connecticut. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 high, 1 combined, 1 elementary 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 Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $20,999 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 46.1% local, 44.5% state, and 9.4% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 59/100, ranked #53 of 174 in Connecticut against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (10 AP courses district-wide), a 367.1:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 32.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 69.3% White, 17.7% Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Griswold Alternative School, with a diversity index of 52.0/100.
Its largest campus is Griswold Elementary School, enrolling 655 students (36% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Griswold Alternative School, at 19 students, a 34x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Griswold Elementary School accounts for 36.2% of all Griswold School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Griswold 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. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Griswold School District school enrollment varies 34× across entities
Griswold School District school enrollment ranges from 19 students (lowest) to 655 students (highest), a spread of 636 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Griswold School District student-counselor ratio is 367:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Griswold School District chronic absenteeism rate is 32.4% — 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.
Griswold School District has 4 schools, including 1 combined, 2 high, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,725 students.
How much does Griswold School District spend per student?
Griswold School District spends $20,999 per student. The district has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #53 in Connecticut.
What is the demographic composition of Griswold School District?
Griswold School District students are 69.3% White, 17.7% Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% African American, 1.8% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Griswold School District?
Griswold School District has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #53 out of 174 districts in Connecticut.