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South Windsor, Connecticut - 6 schools
An equity score of 20/100 ranks South Windsor School District #171 of 174 districts in Connecticut (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,942 per pupil, South Windsor School District ranks #162 of 191 Connecticut districts by per-pupil spending (Connecticut districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,877
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$19,942
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
South Windsor School District operates 6 public schools serving 4,877 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Connecticut. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined 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 $19,942 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 71.8% local, 24.7% state, and 3.5% 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 20/100, ranked #171 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 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (17 AP courses district-wide), a 347.7:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 10.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 44.1% White, 34.3% Asian, 10.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is South Windsor High School, with a diversity index of 68.0/100.
Its largest campus is South Windsor High School, enrolling 1,442 students (29% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Philip R. Smith School, at 468 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
South Windsor High School accounts for 29.0% of all South Windsor School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means South Windsor 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.
South Windsor School District school enrollment varies 3.1× across entities
South Windsor School District school enrollment ranges from 468 students (lowest) to 1,442 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.
South Windsor School District student-counselor ratio is 348:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within South Windsor School District is typically wider than the South Windsor School District-aggregate figure suggests.
South Windsor School District chronic absenteeism rate is 10.3% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to South Windsor School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in South Windsor School District?
South Windsor School District has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 4,877 students.
How much does South Windsor School District spend per student?
South Windsor School District spends $19,942 per student. The district has an equity score of 20/100, ranking #171 in Connecticut.
What is the demographic composition of South Windsor School District?
South Windsor School District students are 44.1% White, 34.3% Asian, 10.9% Hispanic or Latino, 5.7% African American, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for South Windsor School District?
South Windsor School District has an equity score of 20/100, ranking #171 out of 174 districts in Connecticut.