An equity score of 59/100 ranks Sprague School District #55 of 174 districts in Connecticut (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,641 per pupil, Sprague School District ranks #143 of 191 Connecticut districts by per-pupil spending (Connecticut districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Sprague School District operates 1 public schools serving 276 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Connecticut. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $21,641 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 47.8% local, 43.3% state, and 8.9% 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 59/100, ranked #55 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.
and 27.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 65.4% White, 17.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Sayles School, enrolling 254 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Sayles School accounts for 92.0% of all Sprague School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Sprague School District a distant remainder — means Sprague School District-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.
Sprague School District chronic absenteeism rate is 27.6% — 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 Sprague School District is typically wider than the Sprague School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Sprague School District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 276 students.
How much does Sprague School District spend per student?
Sprague School District spends $21,641 per student. The district has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #55 in Connecticut.
What is the demographic composition of Sprague School District?
Sprague School District students are 65.4% White, 17.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Sprague School District?
Sprague School District has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #55 out of 174 districts in Connecticut.