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An equity score of 50/100 ranks New Beginnings Inc Family Academy District #87 of 174 districts in Connecticut (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,033 per pupil, New Beginnings Inc Family Academy District ranks #169 of 191 Connecticut districts by per-pupil spending (Connecticut districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
New Beginnings Inc Family Academy District operates 1 public schools serving 406 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 Greater Bridgeport Planning Region.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,033 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 9.6% local, 71.1% state, and 19.3% 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 50/100, ranked #87 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.
a 431:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 29.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 54.2% African American, 43.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% White across the district's schools.
New Beginnings Inc Family Academy accounts for 100.0% of all New Beginnings Inc Family Academy District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of New Beginnings Inc Family Academy District a distant remainder — means New Beginnings Inc Family Academy District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
New Beginnings Inc Family Academy District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 99.3% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
New Beginnings Inc Family Academy District student-counselor ratio is 431:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
New Beginnings Inc Family Academy District chronic absenteeism rate is 29.7% — 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 New Beginnings Inc Family Academy District is typically wider than the New Beginnings Inc Family Academy District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to New Beginnings Inc Family Academy 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 New Beginnings Inc Family Academy District?
New Beginnings Inc Family Academy District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 406 students.
How much does New Beginnings Inc Family Academy District spend per student?
New Beginnings Inc Family Academy District spends $17,033 per student. The district has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #87 in Connecticut.
What is the demographic composition of New Beginnings Inc Family Academy District?
New Beginnings Inc Family Academy District students are 54.2% African American, 43.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for New Beginnings Inc Family Academy District?
New Beginnings Inc Family Academy District has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #87 out of 174 districts in Connecticut.