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Deep River, Connecticut - 2 schools
An equity score of 62/100 ranks Regional School District 04 #49 of 174 districts in Connecticut (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $26,980 per pupil, Regional School District 04 ranks #42 of 191 Connecticut districts by per-pupil spending (Connecticut districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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$26,980
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Regional School District 04 operates 2 public schools serving 751 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Connecticut. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $26,980 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 83.4% local, 13.3% state, and 3.3% 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 62/100, ranked #49 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 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (17 AP courses district-wide), a 120.8:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 19.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 84.8% White, 9.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Valley Regional High School, enrolling 429 students (69% of the district's total enrollment).
Valley Regional High School accounts for 57.1% of all Regional School District 04 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Regional School District 04 a distant remainder — means Regional School District 04-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.
Regional School District 04 student-counselor ratio is 121:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Regional School District 04 chronic absenteeism rate is 19.5% — 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 Regional School District 04 is typically wider than the Regional School District 04-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Regional School District 04?
Regional School District 04 has 2 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 751 students.
How much does Regional School District 04 spend per student?
Regional School District 04 spends $26,980 per student. The district has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #49 in Connecticut.
What is the demographic composition of Regional School District 04?
Regional School District 04 students are 84.8% White, 9.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% Asian, 0.8% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Regional School District 04?
Regional School District 04 has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #49 out of 174 districts in Connecticut.