An equity score of 27/100 ranks Highville Charter School District #165 of 174 districts in Connecticut (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,547 per pupil, Highville Charter School District ranks #188 of 191 Connecticut districts by per-pupil spending (Connecticut districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Highville Charter School District operates 1 public schools serving 505 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Connecticut. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 $13,547 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 20 of 191 Connecticut districts by per-pupil spending. See how Connecticut compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 8.7% local, 65.7% state, and 25.6% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 27/100, ranked #165 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.
a 499:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 39.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 82.4% African American, 14.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Highville Charter School, enrolling 499 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Highville Charter School accounts for 98.8% of all Highville Charter School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Highville Charter School District a distant remainder — means Highville Charter 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. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Highville Charter School District reports 63.6% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Highville Charter School District student-counselor ratio is 499:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Highville Charter School District chronic absenteeism rate is 39.7% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Highville Charter School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Highville Charter School District?
Highville Charter School District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 505 students.
How much does Highville Charter School District spend per student?
Highville Charter School District spends $13,547 per student. The district has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #165 in Connecticut.
What is the demographic composition of Highville Charter School District?
Highville Charter School District students are 82.4% African American, 14.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Highville Charter School District?
Highville Charter School District has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #165 out of 174 districts in Connecticut.