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Putnam, Connecticut - 3 schools
An equity score of 58/100 ranks Putnam School District #59 of 174 districts in Connecticut (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $22,533 per pupil, Putnam School District ranks #113 of 191 Connecticut districts by per-pupil spending (Connecticut districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,185
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$22,533
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Putnam School District operates 3 public schools serving 1,185 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Connecticut. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 elementary, 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 Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $22,533 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 38.8% local, 47.2% state, and 14.1% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 58/100, ranked #59 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 239.8:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 31.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 72.2% White, 18.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Putnam Elementary School, with a diversity index of 46.0/100.
Its largest campus is Putnam Elementary School, enrolling 558 students (48% of the district's total enrollment).
Putnam Elementary School accounts for 47.1% of all Putnam School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Putnam School District a distant remainder — means Putnam 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.
Putnam School District school enrollment varies 2.2× across entities
Putnam School District school enrollment ranges from 253 students (lowest) to 558 students (highest), a spread of 305 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.
Putnam School District student-counselor ratio is 240:1 — 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.
Putnam School District chronic absenteeism rate is 31.9% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Putnam School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 1,185 students.
How much does Putnam School District spend per student?
Putnam School District spends $22,533 per student. The district has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #59 in Connecticut.
What is the demographic composition of Putnam School District?
Putnam School District students are 72.2% White, 18.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% African American, 1.2% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Putnam School District?
Putnam School District has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #59 out of 174 districts in Connecticut.