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Ledyard, Connecticut - 5 schools
An equity score of 29/100 ranks Ledyard School District #155 of 174 districts in Connecticut (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,710 per pupil, Ledyard School District ranks #164 of 191 Connecticut districts by per-pupil spending (Connecticut districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,421
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$19,710
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Ledyard School District operates 5 public schools serving 2,421 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Connecticut. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 combined, 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 $19,710 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 54.0% local, 38.6% state, and 7.4% 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 29/100, ranked #155 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (13 AP courses district-wide), a 340.6:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 19.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 68.7% White, 15.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Juliet W. Long School, with a diversity index of 55.1/100.
Its largest campus is Ledyard High School, enrolling 731 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Gales Ferry School, at 195 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Ledyard High School accounts for 30.2% of all Ledyard School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Ledyard 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.
Ledyard School District school enrollment varies 3.7× across entities
Ledyard School District school enrollment ranges from 195 students (lowest) to 731 students (highest), a spread of 536 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.
Ledyard School District student-counselor ratio is 341:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Ledyard School District is typically wider than the Ledyard School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Ledyard School District chronic absenteeism rate is 19.9% — 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 Ledyard School District is typically wider than the Ledyard School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Ledyard School District has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,421 students.
How much does Ledyard School District spend per student?
Ledyard School District spends $19,710 per student. The district has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #155 in Connecticut.
What is the demographic composition of Ledyard School District?
Ledyard School District students are 68.7% White, 15.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.8% African American, 2.6% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Ledyard School District?
Ledyard School District has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #155 out of 174 districts in Connecticut.