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Pawcatuck, Connecticut - 4 schools
An equity score of 60/100 ranks Stonington School District #53 of 174 districts in Connecticut (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $25,153 per pupil, Stonington School District ranks #72 of 191 Connecticut districts by per-pupil spending (Connecticut districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,800
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$25,153
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Stonington School District operates 4 public schools serving 1,800 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Connecticut. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 $25,153 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 78.2% local, 16.4% state, and 5.4% 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 60/100, ranked #53 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 (12 AP courses district-wide), a 392.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 17.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.8% White, 7.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is West Vine Street School, with a diversity index of 34.1/100.
Its largest campus is Stonington High School, enrolling 543 students (32% of the district's total enrollment).
Stonington High School accounts for 30.2% of all Stonington School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Stonington 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.
Stonington School District student-counselor ratio is 392:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Stonington School District chronic absenteeism rate is 17.9% — 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 Stonington School District is typically wider than the Stonington School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Stonington School District?
Stonington School District has 4 schools, including 1 high, 2 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,800 students.
How much does Stonington School District spend per student?
Stonington School District spends $25,153 per student. The district has an equity score of 60/100, ranking #53 in Connecticut.
What is the demographic composition of Stonington School District?
Stonington School District students are 83.8% White, 7.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% Asian, 0.8% African American, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Stonington School District?
Stonington School District has an equity score of 60/100, ranking #53 out of 174 districts in Connecticut.