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Westbrook, Connecticut - 3 schools
An equity score of 77/100 ranks Westbrook School District #16 of 174 districts in Connecticut (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $34,651 per pupil, Westbrook School District ranks #5 of 191 Connecticut districts by per-pupil spending (Connecticut districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
617
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$34,651
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Westbrook School District operates 3 public schools serving 617 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Connecticut. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 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 Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $34,651 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 20 of 191 Connecticut districts by per-pupil spending. See how Connecticut compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 82.3% local, 13.5% state, and 4.3% 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 77/100, ranked #16 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 104:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 20.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 68.3% White, 27.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Westbrook High School, with a diversity index of 47.0/100.
Its largest campus is Daisy Ingraham School, enrolling 292 students (50% of the district's total enrollment).
Daisy Ingraham School accounts for 47.3% of all Westbrook School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Westbrook School District a distant remainder — means Westbrook 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.
Westbrook School District school enrollment varies 2.3× across entities
Westbrook School District school enrollment ranges from 126 students (lowest) to 292 students (highest), a spread of 166 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.
Westbrook School District student-counselor ratio is 104:1 — 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.
Westbrook School District chronic absenteeism rate is 20.1% — 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 Westbrook School District is typically wider than the Westbrook School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Westbrook School District?
Westbrook School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 617 students.
How much does Westbrook School District spend per student?
Westbrook School District spends $34,651 per student. The district has an equity score of 77/100, ranking #16 in Connecticut.
What is the demographic composition of Westbrook School District?
Westbrook School District students are 68.3% White, 27.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% Asian, 0.7% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Westbrook School District?
Westbrook School District has an equity score of 77/100, ranking #16 out of 174 districts in Connecticut.