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North Stonington, Connecticut - 2 schools
An equity score of 45/100 ranks North Stonington School District #104 of 174 districts in Connecticut (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,733 per pupil, North Stonington School District ranks #134 of 191 Connecticut districts by per-pupil spending (Connecticut districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
North Stonington School District operates 2 public schools serving 759 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Connecticut. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $21,733 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 68.1% local, 28.0% state, and 3.9% 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 45/100, ranked #104 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 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 172:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 13.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.8% White, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American across the district's schools.
North Stonington Elementary School accounts for 49.9% of all North Stonington School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of North Stonington School District a distant remainder — means North Stonington School 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.
North Stonington School District student-counselor ratio is 172:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
North Stonington School District chronic absenteeism rate is 13.2% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to North Stonington 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 Stonington School District?
North Stonington School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 759 students.
How much does North Stonington School District spend per student?
North Stonington School District spends $21,733 per student. The district has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #104 in Connecticut.
What is the demographic composition of North Stonington School District?
North Stonington School District students are 89.8% White, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for North Stonington School District?
North Stonington School District has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #104 out of 174 districts in Connecticut.