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Newtown, Connecticut - 7 schools
An equity score of 46/100 ranks Newtown School District #97 of 174 districts in Connecticut (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $23,957 per pupil, Newtown School District ranks #89 of 191 Connecticut districts by per-pupil spending (Connecticut districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,003
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$23,957
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Newtown School District operates 7 public schools serving 4,003 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Connecticut. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 elementary, 1 high, 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 $23,957 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 76.2% local, 19.4% state, and 4.4% 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 46/100, ranked #97 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (24 AP courses district-wide), a 271.8:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 10.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 79.4% White, 14.3% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Sandy Hook Elementary School, with a diversity index of 40.5/100.
Its largest campus is Newtown High School, enrolling 1,254 students (33% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Hawley Elementary School, at 281 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Newtown High School accounts for 31.3% of all Newtown School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Newtown 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.
Newtown School District school enrollment varies 4.5× across entities
Newtown School District school enrollment ranges from 281 students (lowest) to 1,254 students (highest), a spread of 973 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.
Newtown School District student-counselor ratio is 272:1 — 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 Newtown School District is typically wider than the Newtown School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Newtown School District chronic absenteeism rate is 10.5% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Newtown School District has 7 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 5 elementary. Total enrollment is 4,003 students.
How much does Newtown School District spend per student?
Newtown School District spends $23,957 per student. The district has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #97 in Connecticut.
What is the demographic composition of Newtown School District?
Newtown School District students are 79.4% White, 14.3% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% African American, 2.1% Asian, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Newtown School District?
Newtown School District has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #97 out of 174 districts in Connecticut.