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Plainville, Connecticut - 5 schools
An equity score of 59/100 ranks Plainville School District #57 of 174 districts in Connecticut (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $23,051 per pupil, Plainville School District ranks #104 of 191 Connecticut districts by per-pupil spending (Connecticut districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,291
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$23,051
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Plainville School District operates 5 public schools serving 2,291 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Connecticut. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 1 high, 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 Capitol Planning Region.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $23,051 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 56.0% local, 37.9% state, and 6.2% 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 59/100, ranked #57 of 174 in Connecticut against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 173.4:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 22.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 60.6% White, 25.7% Hispanic or Latino, 6.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Frank T. Wheeler School, with a diversity index of 59.9/100.
Its largest campus is Plainville High School, enrolling 674 students (31% of the district's total enrollment).
Plainville High School accounts for 29.4% of all Plainville School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Plainville 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.
Plainville School District school enrollment varies 2.6× across entities
Plainville School District school enrollment ranges from 262 students (lowest) to 674 students (highest), a spread of 412 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Plainville School District student-counselor ratio is 173:1 — 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.
Plainville School District chronic absenteeism rate is 22.7% — 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 Plainville School District is typically wider than the Plainville School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Plainville School District?
Plainville School District has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 3 combined. Total enrollment is 2,291 students.
How much does Plainville School District spend per student?
Plainville School District spends $23,051 per student. The district has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #57 in Connecticut.
What is the demographic composition of Plainville School District?
Plainville School District students are 60.6% White, 25.7% Hispanic or Latino, 6.1% African American, 2.7% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Plainville School District?
Plainville School District has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #57 out of 174 districts in Connecticut.