An equity score of 69/100 ranks Regional School District 12 #29 of 174 districts in Connecticut (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $32,542 per pupil, Regional School District 12 ranks #18 of 191 Connecticut districts by per-pupil spending (Connecticut districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Regional School District 12 operates 4 public schools serving 804 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Connecticut. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 2 elementary 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 Northwest Hills Planning Region.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $32,542 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 20 of 191 Connecticut districts by per-pupil spending. See how Connecticut compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 83.1% local, 14.2% state, and 2.7% 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 69/100, ranked #29 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (15 AP courses district-wide), a 1193.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 16.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 84.8% White, 11.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Washington Primary School, with a diversity index of 32.8/100.
Its largest campus is Shepaug Valley School, enrolling 486 students (61% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is The Burnham School, at 68 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Shepaug Valley School accounts for 60.4% of all Regional School District 12 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Regional School District 12 a distant remainder — means Regional School District 12-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. 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 12 school enrollment varies 7.1× across entities
Regional School District 12 school enrollment ranges from 68 students (lowest) to 486 students (highest), a spread of 418 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 12 student-counselor ratio is 1194:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Regional School District 12 chronic absenteeism rate is 16.3% — 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 12 is typically wider than the Regional School District 12-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Regional School District 12?
Regional School District 12 has 4 schools, including 2 combined, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 804 students.
How much does Regional School District 12 spend per student?
Regional School District 12 spends $32,542 per student. The district has an equity score of 69/100, ranking #29 in Connecticut.
What is the demographic composition of Regional School District 12?
Regional School District 12 students are 84.8% White, 11.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Regional School District 12?
Regional School District 12 has an equity score of 69/100, ranking #29 out of 174 districts in Connecticut.