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Norwalk, Connecticut - 22 schools
An equity score of 52/100 ranks Norwalk School District #79 of 174 districts in Connecticut (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $25,610 per pupil, Norwalk School District ranks #66 of 191 Connecticut districts by per-pupil spending (Connecticut districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
11,514
Total Enrollment
22
Schools
$25,610
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Norwalk School District operates 22 public schools serving 11,514 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Connecticut. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 elementary, 7 combined, 4 high, 4 middle schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. 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 $25,610 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 69.3% local, 23.3% state, and 7.4% 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 52/100, ranked #79 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 4 of 22 schools offering Advanced Placement (74 AP courses district-wide), a 206.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 24.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 56.2% Hispanic or Latino, 22.4% White, 12.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Center for Global Studies, with a diversity index of 70.8/100.
Its largest campus is Brien Mcmahon High School, enrolling 1,739 students (15% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is South Norwalk Elementary School, at 179 students, a 10x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Brien Mcmahon High School accounts for 15.1% of all Norwalk School District student enrollment
That concentration means Norwalk 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.
Norwalk School District school enrollment varies 9.7× across entities
Norwalk School District school enrollment ranges from 179 students (lowest) to 1,739 students (highest), a spread of 1,560 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Norwalk School District student-counselor ratio is 207:1 — 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.
Norwalk School District chronic absenteeism rate is 24.3% — 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 Norwalk School District is typically wider than the Norwalk School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Norwalk School District has 22 schools, including 4 high, 4 middle, 7 elementary, 7 combined. Total enrollment is 11,514 students.
How much does Norwalk School District spend per student?
Norwalk School District spends $25,610 per student. The district has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #79 in Connecticut.
What is the demographic composition of Norwalk School District?
Norwalk School District students are 56.2% Hispanic or Latino, 22.4% White, 12.9% African American, 3.8% Asian, averaged across 22 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Norwalk School District?
Norwalk School District has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #79 out of 174 districts in Connecticut.