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Stratford, Connecticut - 13 schools
An equity score of 38/100 ranks Stratford School District #119 of 174 districts in Connecticut (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $22,040 per pupil, Stratford School District ranks #125 of 191 Connecticut districts by per-pupil spending (Connecticut districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
6,762
Total Enrollment
13
Schools
$22,040
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Stratford School District operates 13 public schools serving 6,762 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Connecticut. The school portfolio breaks down into 8 elementary, 2 high, 2 middle, 1 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $22,040 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 62.8% local, 28.1% state, and 9.1% 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 38/100, ranked #119 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 2 of 13 schools offering Advanced Placement (33 AP courses district-wide), a 919.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 22.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 42.8% Hispanic or Latino, 26.3% African American, 24.8% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Chapel School, with a diversity index of 70.2/100.
Its largest campus is Stratford High School, enrolling 1,150 students (18% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Lordship School, at 154 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Stratford High School accounts for 17.0% of all Stratford School District student enrollment
That concentration means Stratford 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.
Stratford School District school enrollment varies 7.5× across entities
Stratford School District school enrollment ranges from 154 students (lowest) to 1,150 students (highest), a spread of 996 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.
Stratford School District student-counselor ratio is 919:1 — 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.
Stratford School District chronic absenteeism rate is 22.3% — 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 Stratford School District is typically wider than the Stratford School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Stratford School District?
Stratford School District has 13 schools, including 2 high, 8 elementary, 2 middle, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 6,762 students.
How much does Stratford School District spend per student?
Stratford School District spends $22,040 per student. The district has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #119 in Connecticut.
What is the demographic composition of Stratford School District?
Stratford School District students are 42.8% Hispanic or Latino, 26.3% African American, 24.8% White, 2.2% Asian, averaged across 13 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Stratford School District?
Stratford School District has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #119 out of 174 districts in Connecticut.