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Winsted, Connecticut - 2 schools
An equity score of 80/100 ranks Winchester School District #11 of 174 districts in Connecticut (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $29,894 per pupil, Winchester School District ranks #27 of 191 Connecticut districts by per-pupil spending (Connecticut districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
606
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$29,894
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Winchester School District operates 2 public schools serving 606 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Connecticut. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 combined 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 Northwest Hills Planning Region.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $29,894 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 47.5% local, 47.0% state, and 5.4% 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 80/100, ranked #11 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.
a 127.2:1 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 75.1% White, 15.6% Hispanic or Latino, 3.1% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Pearson School, enrolling 318 students (55% of the district's total enrollment).
Pearson School accounts for 52.5% of all Winchester School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Winchester School District a distant remainder — means Winchester School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Winchester School District student-counselor ratio is 127:1 — 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.
Winchester 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 Winchester School District?
Winchester School District has 2 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 606 students.
How much does Winchester School District spend per student?
Winchester School District spends $29,894 per student. The district has an equity score of 80/100, ranking #11 in Connecticut.
What is the demographic composition of Winchester School District?
Winchester School District students are 75.1% White, 15.6% Hispanic or Latino, 3.1% African American, 1.6% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Winchester School District?
Winchester School District has an equity score of 80/100, ranking #11 out of 174 districts in Connecticut.