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New Fairfield, Connecticut - 4 schools
An equity score of 37/100 ranks New Fairfield School District #124 of 174 districts in Connecticut (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $25,071 per pupil, New Fairfield School District ranks #73 of 191 Connecticut districts by per-pupil spending (Connecticut districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,143
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$25,071
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
New Fairfield School District operates 4 public schools serving 2,143 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Connecticut. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Western Connecticut Planning Region.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $25,071 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 75.9% local, 20.7% state, and 3.4% 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 37/100, ranked #124 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (21 AP courses district-wide), a 149.6:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 18.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 72.9% White, 19.8% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is New Fairfield High School, with a diversity index of 45.0/100.
Its largest campus is Meeting House Hill School, enrolling 946 students (37% of the district's total enrollment).
Meeting House Hill School accounts for 36.6% of all New Fairfield School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means New Fairfield School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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 Fairfield School District school enrollment varies 2.0× across entities
New Fairfield School District school enrollment ranges from 464 students (lowest) to 946 students (highest), a spread of 482 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.
New Fairfield School District student-counselor ratio is 150:1 — 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.
New Fairfield School District chronic absenteeism rate is 18.3% — 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 Fairfield School District is typically wider than the New Fairfield School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to New Fairfield School 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 Fairfield School District?
New Fairfield School District has 4 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,143 students.
How much does New Fairfield School District spend per student?
New Fairfield School District spends $25,071 per student. The district has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #124 in Connecticut.
What is the demographic composition of New Fairfield School District?
New Fairfield School District students are 72.9% White, 19.8% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% African American, 1.4% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for New Fairfield School District?
New Fairfield School District has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #124 out of 174 districts in Connecticut.