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Westport, Connecticut - 8 schools
An equity score of 56/100 ranks Westport School District #61 of 174 districts in Connecticut (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $28,159 per pupil, Westport School District ranks #35 of 191 Connecticut districts by per-pupil spending (Connecticut districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,387
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$28,159
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Westport School District operates 8 public schools serving 5,387 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Connecticut. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high 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 Western Connecticut Planning Region.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $28,159 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 82.4% local, 15.4% state, and 2.2% 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 56/100, ranked #61 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 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (30 AP courses district-wide), a 184.4:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 11.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 75.7% White, 8.7% Hispanic or Latino, 6.1% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is King's Highway Elementary School, with a diversity index of 45.3/100.
Its largest campus is Staples High School, enrolling 1,629 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Saugatuck Elementary School, at 395 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Staples High School accounts for 30.2% of all Westport School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Westport 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.
Westport School District school enrollment varies 4.1× across entities
Westport School District school enrollment ranges from 395 students (lowest) to 1,629 students (highest), a spread of 1,234 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.
Westport School District student-counselor ratio is 184:1 — 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.
Westport School District chronic absenteeism rate is 11.4% — 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.
Westport School District has 8 schools, including 1 high, 2 middle, 5 elementary. Total enrollment is 5,387 students.
How much does Westport School District spend per student?
Westport School District spends $28,159 per student. The district has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #61 in Connecticut.
What is the demographic composition of Westport School District?
Westport School District students are 75.7% White, 8.7% Hispanic or Latino, 6.1% Asian, 2.0% African American, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Westport School District?
Westport School District has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #61 out of 174 districts in Connecticut.