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Monroe, Connecticut - 5 schools
An equity score of 19/100 ranks Monroe School District #172 of 174 districts in Connecticut (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,567 per pupil, Monroe School District ranks #141 of 191 Connecticut districts by per-pupil spending (Connecticut districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,398
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$21,567
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Monroe School District operates 5 public schools serving 3,398 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Connecticut. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Greater Bridgeport Planning Region.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $21,567 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 75.2% local, 20.9% 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 19/100, ranked #172 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 (20 AP courses district-wide), a 525.1:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 7.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 68.7% White, 17.7% Hispanic or Latino, 5.6% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Stepney Elementary School, with a diversity index of 52.8/100.
Its largest campus is Masuk High School, enrolling 1,044 students (31% of the district's total enrollment).
Masuk High School accounts for 30.6% of all Monroe School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Monroe 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.
Monroe School District school enrollment varies 2.5× across entities
Monroe School District school enrollment ranges from 414 students (lowest) to 1,044 students (highest), a spread of 630 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.
Monroe School District student-counselor ratio is 525:1 — 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.
Monroe School District chronic absenteeism rate is 7.2% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Monroe School District has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 3,398 students.
How much does Monroe School District spend per student?
Monroe School District spends $21,567 per student. The district has an equity score of 19/100, ranking #172 in Connecticut.
What is the demographic composition of Monroe School District?
Monroe School District students are 68.7% White, 17.7% Hispanic or Latino, 5.6% Asian, 3.7% African American, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Monroe School District?
Monroe School District has an equity score of 19/100, ranking #172 out of 174 districts in Connecticut.