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Mystic, Connecticut - 7 schools
An equity score of 59/100 ranks Groton School District #56 of 174 districts in Connecticut (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $23,574 per pupil, Groton School District ranks #96 of 191 Connecticut districts by per-pupil spending (Connecticut districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,104
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$23,574
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Groton School District operates 7 public schools serving 4,104 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Connecticut. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle 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 $23,574 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 48.5% local, 45.0% state, and 6.5% 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 #56 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 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (16 AP courses district-wide), a 166.9:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 25.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 46.6% White, 26.2% Hispanic or Latino, 6.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Thames River Magnet School, with a diversity index of 73.5/100.
Its largest campus is Robert E. Fitch High School, enrolling 942 students (24% of the district's total enrollment).
Robert E. Fitch High School accounts for 23.0% of all Groton School District student enrollment
That concentration means Groton 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.
Groton School District school enrollment varies 2.8× across entities
Groton School District school enrollment ranges from 339 students (lowest) to 942 students (highest), a spread of 603 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.
Groton School District student-counselor ratio is 167:1 — 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.
Groton School District chronic absenteeism rate is 25.3% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Groton School District is typically wider than the Groton School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Groton School District has 7 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 3 combined, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 4,104 students.
How much does Groton School District spend per student?
Groton School District spends $23,574 per student. The district has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #56 in Connecticut.
What is the demographic composition of Groton School District?
Groton School District students are 46.6% White, 26.2% Hispanic or Latino, 6.8% African American, 5.8% Asian, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Groton School District?
Groton School District has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #56 out of 174 districts in Connecticut.