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Manchester, Connecticut - 1 schools
An equity score of 33/100 ranks Odyssey Community School District #145 of 174 districts in Connecticut (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,982 per pupil, Odyssey Community School District ranks #177 of 191 Connecticut districts by per-pupil spending (Connecticut districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Odyssey Community School District operates 1 public schools serving 374 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Connecticut. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Capitol Planning Region.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,982 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 15.9% local, 77.6% state, and 6.5% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 33/100, ranked #145 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.
a 205:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 12.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 25.7% Asian, 23.7% White, 22.2% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Odyssey Community School, enrolling 410 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Odyssey Community School accounts for 100.0% of all Odyssey Community School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Odyssey Community School District a distant remainder — means Odyssey Community 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.
Odyssey Community School District student-counselor ratio is 205:1 — 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.
Odyssey Community School District chronic absenteeism rate is 12.2% — 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 Odyssey Community 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 Odyssey Community School District?
Odyssey Community School District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 374 students.
How much does Odyssey Community School District spend per student?
Odyssey Community School District spends $14,982 per student. The district has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #145 in Connecticut.
What is the demographic composition of Odyssey Community School District?
Odyssey Community School District students are 25.7% Asian, 23.7% White, 22.2% African American, 21.0% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Odyssey Community School District?
Odyssey Community School District has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #145 out of 174 districts in Connecticut.