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Stamford, Connecticut - 1 schools
An equity score of 26/100 ranks Stamford Charter School for Excellence District #168 of 174 districts in Connecticut (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,531 per pupil, Stamford Charter School for Excellence District ranks #188 of 191 Connecticut districts by per-pupil spending (Connecticut districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Stamford Charter School for Excellence District operates 1 public schools serving 561 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 Western Connecticut Planning Region.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,531 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 20 of 191 Connecticut districts by per-pupil spending. See how Connecticut compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 3.1% local, 90.5% state, and 6.5% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 26/100, ranked #168 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.
and 11.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 40.3% African American, 31.3% Hispanic or Latino, 21.7% Asian across the district's schools.
Stamford Charter School for Excellence accounts for 96.8% of all Stamford Charter School for Excellence District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Stamford Charter School for Excellence District a distant remainder — means Stamford Charter School for Excellence District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Stamford Charter School for Excellence District chronic absenteeism rate is 11.8% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Stamford Charter School for Excellence 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 Stamford Charter School for Excellence District?
Stamford Charter School for Excellence District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 561 students.
How much does Stamford Charter School for Excellence District spend per student?
Stamford Charter School for Excellence District spends $10,531 per student. The district has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #168 in Connecticut.
What is the demographic composition of Stamford Charter School for Excellence District?
Stamford Charter School for Excellence District students are 40.3% African American, 31.3% Hispanic or Latino, 21.7% Asian, 2.8% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Stamford Charter School for Excellence District?
Stamford Charter School for Excellence District has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #168 out of 174 districts in Connecticut.