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Willimantic, Connecticut - 7 schools
An equity score of 83/100 ranks Windham School District #5 of 174 districts in Connecticut (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $24,012 per pupil, Windham School District ranks #86 of 191 Connecticut districts by per-pupil spending (Connecticut districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,224
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$24,012
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Windham School District operates 7 public schools serving 3,224 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Connecticut. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $24,012 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 26.8% local, 64.1% state, and 9.1% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 83/100, ranked #5 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 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 295.9:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 50.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 70.6% Hispanic or Latino, 21.9% White, 3.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Windham Center School, with a diversity index of 57.7/100.
Its largest campus is Windham High School, enrolling 633 students (22% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Windham Center School, at 176 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Windham High School accounts for 19.6% of all Windham School District student enrollment
That concentration means Windham 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.
Windham School District school enrollment varies 3.6× across entities
Windham School District school enrollment ranges from 176 students (lowest) to 633 students (highest), a spread of 457 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.
Windham School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 67.6% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Windham School District student-counselor ratio is 296:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Windham School District is typically wider than the Windham School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Windham School District chronic absenteeism rate is 50.9% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Windham School District has 7 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 5 elementary. Total enrollment is 3,224 students.
How much does Windham School District spend per student?
Windham School District spends $24,012 per student. The district has an equity score of 83/100, ranking #5 in Connecticut.
What is the demographic composition of Windham School District?
Windham School District students are 70.6% Hispanic or Latino, 21.9% White, 3.8% African American, 0.9% Asian, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Windham School District?
Windham School District has an equity score of 83/100, ranking #5 out of 174 districts in Connecticut.