An equity score of 42/100 ranks Regional School District 05 #111 of 174 districts in Connecticut (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $25,293 per pupil, Regional School District 05 ranks #77 of 191 Connecticut districts by per-pupil spending (Connecticut districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,075
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$25,293
Per-Pupil Spending
Middle, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Regional School District 05 operates 3 public schools serving 2,075 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Connecticut. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 middle, 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 South Central Connecticut Planning Region.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $25,293 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 83.8% local, 13.4% state, and 2.9% 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 42/100, ranked #111 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (15 AP courses district-wide), a 175.4:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 10.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 64.2% White, 15.5% Asian, 11.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Amity Middle School: Bethany, with a diversity index of 56.1/100.
Its largest campus is Amity Regional High School, enrolling 1,347 students (64% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Amity Middle School: Bethany, at 373 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Amity Regional High School accounts for 64.1% of all Regional School District 05 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Regional School District 05 a distant remainder — means Regional School District 05-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Regional School District 05 school enrollment varies 3.6× across entities
Regional School District 05 school enrollment ranges from 373 students (lowest) to 1,347 students (highest), a spread of 974 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.
Regional School District 05 student-counselor ratio is 175:1 — 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.
Regional School District 05 chronic absenteeism rate is 10.8% — 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.
How many schools are in Regional School District 05?
Regional School District 05 has 3 schools, including 1 high, 2 middle. Total enrollment is 2,075 students.
How much does Regional School District 05 spend per student?
Regional School District 05 spends $25,293 per student. The district has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #111 in Connecticut.
What is the demographic composition of Regional School District 05?
Regional School District 05 students are 64.2% White, 15.5% Asian, 11.9% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Regional School District 05?
Regional School District 05 has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #111 out of 174 districts in Connecticut.