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North Grosvenor Dale, Connecticut - 3 schools
An equity score of 75/100 ranks Thompson School District #19 of 174 districts in Connecticut (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $25,342 per pupil, Thompson School District ranks #71 of 191 Connecticut districts by per-pupil spending (Connecticut districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
927
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$25,342
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Thompson School District operates 3 public schools serving 927 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Connecticut. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high 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 Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $25,342 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 48.8% local, 43.4% state, and 7.8% 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 75/100, ranked #19 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (10 AP courses district-wide), a 157.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 42.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.7% White, 9.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Tourtellotte Memorial High School, with a diversity index of 36.2/100.
Mary R. Fisher Elementary School accounts for 38.7% of all Thompson School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Thompson 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.
Thompson School District student-counselor ratio is 158:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Thompson School District chronic absenteeism rate is 42.0% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Thompson School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 927 students.
How much does Thompson School District spend per student?
Thompson School District spends $25,342 per student. The district has an equity score of 75/100, ranking #19 in Connecticut.
What is the demographic composition of Thompson School District?
Thompson School District students are 83.7% White, 9.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% Asian, 1.0% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Thompson School District?
Thompson School District has an equity score of 75/100, ranking #19 out of 174 districts in Connecticut.