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Guilford, Connecticut - 7 schools
An equity score of 35/100 ranks Guilford School District #138 of 174 districts in Connecticut (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $23,399 per pupil, Guilford School District ranks #100 of 191 Connecticut districts by per-pupil spending (Connecticut districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,155
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$23,399
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Guilford School District operates 7 public schools serving 3,155 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Connecticut. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 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 $23,399 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 81.3% local, 14.9% state, and 3.8% 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 #138 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 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (17 AP courses district-wide), a 224:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 11.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 78.7% White, 10.3% Hispanic or Latino, 4.3% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Guilford Lakes School, with a diversity index of 47.2/100.
Its largest campus is Guilford High School, enrolling 1,008 students (33% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Calvin Leete School, at 213 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Guilford High School accounts for 31.9% of all Guilford School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Guilford 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.
Guilford School District school enrollment varies 4.7× across entities
Guilford School District school enrollment ranges from 213 students (lowest) to 1,008 students (highest), a spread of 795 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.
Guilford School District student-counselor ratio is 224:1 — 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.
Guilford School District chronic absenteeism rate is 11.2% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Guilford School District has 7 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 3,155 students.
How much does Guilford School District spend per student?
Guilford School District spends $23,399 per student. The district has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #138 in Connecticut.
What is the demographic composition of Guilford School District?
Guilford School District students are 78.7% White, 10.3% Hispanic or Latino, 4.3% Asian, 0.8% African American, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Guilford School District?
Guilford School District has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #138 out of 174 districts in Connecticut.