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Northford, Connecticut - 4 schools
An equity score of 52/100 ranks North Branford School District #81 of 174 districts in Connecticut (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $24,212 per pupil, North Branford School District ranks #79 of 191 Connecticut districts by per-pupil spending (Connecticut districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,538
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$24,212
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
North Branford School District operates 4 public schools serving 1,538 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Connecticut. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 combined, 1 elementary, 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 South Central Connecticut Planning Region.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $24,212 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 74.0% local, 22.4% state, and 3.7% 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 52/100, ranked #81 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 160:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 16.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 82.3% White, 10.7% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is North Branford High School, with a diversity index of 32.0/100.
Its largest campus is North Branford High School, enrolling 432 students (28% of the district's total enrollment).
North Branford High School accounts for 28.1% of all North Branford School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means North Branford 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.
North Branford School District student-counselor ratio is 160:1 — 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.
North Branford School District chronic absenteeism rate is 16.1% — 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 North Branford School District is typically wider than the North Branford School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to North Branford 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 North Branford School District?
North Branford School District has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,538 students.
How much does North Branford School District spend per student?
North Branford School District spends $24,212 per student. The district has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #81 in Connecticut.
What is the demographic composition of North Branford School District?
North Branford School District students are 82.3% White, 10.7% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% Asian, 1.4% African American, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for North Branford School District?
North Branford School District has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #81 out of 174 districts in Connecticut.