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Danielson, Connecticut - 4 schools
An equity score of 54/100 ranks Killingly School District #69 of 174 districts in Connecticut (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,358 per pupil, Killingly School District ranks #143 of 191 Connecticut districts by per-pupil spending (Connecticut districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,450
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$21,358
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Killingly School District operates 4 public schools serving 2,450 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Connecticut. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 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 Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $21,358 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 50.5% local, 43.2% state, and 6.2% 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 54/100, ranked #69 of 174 in Connecticut against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 559.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 25.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 74.7% White, 14.0% Hispanic or Latino, 2.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Killingly Central School, with a diversity index of 44.1/100.
Its largest campus is Killingly High School, enrolling 744 students (33% of the district's total enrollment).
Killingly High School accounts for 30.4% of all Killingly School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Killingly 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.
Killingly School District school enrollment varies 2.3× across entities
Killingly School District school enrollment ranges from 317 students (lowest) to 744 students (highest), a spread of 427 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.
Killingly School District student-counselor ratio is 560:1 — 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.
Killingly School District chronic absenteeism rate is 25.4% — 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 Killingly School District is typically wider than the Killingly School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Killingly School District?
Killingly School District has 4 schools, including 1 high, 2 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 2,450 students.
How much does Killingly School District spend per student?
Killingly School District spends $21,358 per student. The district has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #69 in Connecticut.
What is the demographic composition of Killingly School District?
Killingly School District students are 74.7% White, 14.0% Hispanic or Latino, 2.1% African American, 1.8% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Killingly School District?
Killingly School District has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #69 out of 174 districts in Connecticut.