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Thomaston, Connecticut - 3 schools
An equity score of 54/100 ranks Thomaston School District #72 of 174 districts in Connecticut (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $22,410 per pupil, Thomaston School District ranks #117 of 191 Connecticut districts by per-pupil spending (Connecticut districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
820
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$22,410
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Thomaston School District operates 3 public schools serving 820 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Connecticut. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 elementary 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 Naugatuck Valley Planning Region.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $22,410 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 49.3% local, 42.4% state, and 8.3% 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 54/100, ranked #72 of 174 in Connecticut against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 202.8:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 14.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 79.7% White, 12.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Black Rock School, with a diversity index of 38.6/100.
Its largest campus is Thomaston High School, enrolling 307 students (40% of the district's total enrollment).
Thomaston High School accounts for 37.4% of all Thomaston School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Thomaston School 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.
Thomaston School District student-counselor ratio is 203:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Thomaston School District chronic absenteeism rate is 14.2% — 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.
How many schools are in Thomaston School District?
Thomaston School District has 3 schools, including 2 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 820 students.
How much does Thomaston School District spend per student?
Thomaston School District spends $22,410 per student. The district has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #72 in Connecticut.
What is the demographic composition of Thomaston School District?
Thomaston School District students are 79.7% White, 12.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% Asian, 1.8% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Thomaston School District?
Thomaston School District has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #72 out of 174 districts in Connecticut.