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Norwich, Connecticut - 1 schools
An equity score of 32/100 ranks Norwich Free Academy District #146 of 174 districts in Connecticut (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $411 per pupil, Norwich Free Academy District ranks #191 of 191 Connecticut districts by per-pupil spending (Connecticut districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,106
Total Enrollment
1
Schools
$411
Per-Pupil Spending
High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Norwich Free Academy District operates 1 public schools serving 2,106 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Connecticut. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high 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 $411 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 20 of 191 Connecticut districts by per-pupil spending. See how Connecticut compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 29.8% local, 0.4% state, and 69.8% federal, an unusually federal-heavy mix, typically a marker of concentrated Title I eligibility or a small district reliant on federal impact-aid programs. The district's equity score is 32/100, ranked #146 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 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (16 AP courses district-wide), a 168.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 30.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 39.5% White, 28.8% Hispanic or Latino, 18.3% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Norwich Free Academy, enrolling 2,020 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Norwich Free Academy accounts for 95.9% of all Norwich Free Academy District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Norwich Free Academy District a distant remainder — means Norwich Free Academy 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.
Norwich Free Academy District student-counselor ratio is 168:1 — 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.
Norwich Free Academy District chronic absenteeism rate is 30.0% — 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 Norwich Free Academy District is typically wider than the Norwich Free Academy District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Norwich Free Academy 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 Norwich Free Academy District?
Norwich Free Academy District has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 2,106 students.
How much does Norwich Free Academy District spend per student?
Norwich Free Academy District spends $411 per student. The district has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #146 in Connecticut.
What is the demographic composition of Norwich Free Academy District?
Norwich Free Academy District students are 39.5% White, 28.8% Hispanic or Latino, 18.3% African American, 7.1% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Norwich Free Academy District?
Norwich Free Academy District has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #146 out of 174 districts in Connecticut.