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Oakdale, Connecticut - 5 schools
An equity score of 64/100 ranks Montville School District #39 of 174 districts in Connecticut (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $23,963 per pupil, Montville School District ranks #87 of 191 Connecticut districts by per-pupil spending (Connecticut districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,017
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$23,963
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Montville School District operates 5 public schools serving 2,017 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Connecticut. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high 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 $23,963 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 191 Connecticut districts by per-pupil spending. See how Connecticut compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 53.6% local, 40.1% state, and 6.3% 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 64/100, ranked #39 of 174 in Connecticut against a state average of 50, notably more 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 (8 AP courses district-wide), a 147.9:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 15.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 59.1% White, 17.3% Hispanic or Latino, 6.0% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Mohegan School, with a diversity index of 73.0/100.
Its largest campus is Leonard J. Tyl Middle School, enrolling 519 students (28% of the district's total enrollment).
Leonard J. Tyl Middle School accounts for 25.7% of all Montville School District student enrollment
That concentration means Montville School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: middle. 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.
Montville School District student-counselor ratio is 148:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 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.
Montville School District chronic absenteeism rate is 15.1% — 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 Montville School District is typically wider than the Montville School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Montville School District?
Montville School District has 5 schools, including 1 middle, 1 high, 3 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,017 students.
How much does Montville School District spend per student?
Montville School District spends $23,963 per student. The district has an equity score of 64/100, ranking #39 in Connecticut.
What is the demographic composition of Montville School District?
Montville School District students are 59.1% White, 17.3% Hispanic or Latino, 6.0% Asian, 4.3% African American, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Montville School District?
Montville School District has an equity score of 64/100, ranking #39 out of 174 districts in Connecticut.