Connecticut · NCES CCD 2024-25
Best School Districts in Connecticut Top 50 districts ranked by average school quality score, based on student-teacher ratios, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance.
50 Districts ranked
146,343 Students enrolled
59/100 Avg quality score
B Top grade The ranking in one line
Darien School District in Darien leads Connecticut's districts with an average school quality score of 70/100 across 7 schools.
70/100 top district score (grade B)
7 schools in Darien School District
4,700 students in the top district
59/100 average across the top 50 # District Grade Students Schools Avg S:T Per-Pupil $ Avg Quality 1 Darien School District Darien B 4,700 7 11.5:1 $25,919 70 2 New Canaan School District New Canaan B- 4,168 5 11.8:1 $26,634 69.4 3 Westport School District Westport B- 5,387 8 10.6:1 $28,159 66 4 Vernon School District Vernon B- 3,148 7 10.7:1 $22,048 65.9 5 Fairfield School District Fairfield B- 9,379 16 11.6:1 $24,785 65.3 6 Weston School District Weston B- 2,197 4 11.8:1 $27,016 65.3 7 Redding School District Easton B- 832 2 10.2:1 $32,172 65 8 North Haven School District North Haven C+ 3,187 6 12:1 $22,498 64.8 9 Cromwell School District Cromwell C+ 1,947 4 12.2:1 $21,119 64.5 10 Regional School District 17 Higganum C+ 1,814 5 10.7:1 $25,698 64 11 Wolcott School District Wolcott C+ 2,139 5 11.2:1 $20,519 63.8 12 Regional School District 08 Hebron C+ 1,206 2 8.8:1 $25,617 63 13 Regional School District 04 Deep River C+ 751 2 11.6:1 $26,980 62.5 14 Greenwich School District Greenwich C+ 8,560 15 10.4:1 $30,449 62.3 15 Trumbull School District Trumbull C+ 6,920 9 13.7:1 $20,688 62.2 16 Regional School District 16 Prospect C+ 1,958 4 11.6:1 $22,568 61.8 17 Waterford School District Waterford C+ 2,338 5 11.7:1 $26,145 61.6 18 Orange School District Orange C+ 1,281 4 13:1 $21,682 61.3 19 Coventry School District Coventry C+ 1,657 5 11.2:1 $21,069 60.3 20 Newtown School District Newtown C 4,003 7 11.1:1 $23,957 59.7 21 Westbrook School District Westbrook C 617 3 7.3:1 $34,651 59.3 22 Somers School District Somers C 1,345 3 10.2:1 $22,608 59 23 Milford School District Milford C 5,382 13 10.9:1 $25,979 58.1 24 New Fairfield School District New Fairfield C 2,143 4 11.7:1 $25,071 57.3 25 Regional School District 13 Durham C 1,365 5 10:1 $30,638 57.2 26 West Hartford School District West Hartford C 9,231 16 11.9:1 $23,764 57.1 27 Winchester School District Winsted C 606 2 10.5:1 $29,894 57 28 Hebron School District Hebron C 696 2 11.3:1 $22,068 56.5 29 Wallingford School District Wallingford C 5,335 12 10.7:1 $24,840 56.3 30 Windsor Locks School District Windsor Locks C 1,549 4 9.3:1 $28,188 56.3 31 Regional School District 05 Woodbridge C 2,075 3 10.9:1 $24,090 56 32 Easton School District Easton C 903 2 11.7:1 $23,046 56 33 Mansfield School District Storrs C 1,027 3 11.1:1 $30,243 55.7 34 Regional School District 07 Winsted C 890 2 9.3:1 $26,802 55.5 35 Bristol School District Bristol C- 7,784 14 12.5:1 $21,012 54.8 36 Granby School District Granby C- 1,738 4 11.9:1 $22,128 54.5 37 East Lyme School District East Lyme C- 2,617 5 10.9:1 $24,158 54.2 38 Glastonbury School District Glastonbury C- 5,663 8 12.3:1 $23,802 54.1 39 Regional School District 10 Burlington C- 2,147 4 12.1:1 $20,962 54 40 Portland School District Portland C- 1,240 5 11.1:1 $22,480 53.8 41 Guilford School District Guilford C- 3,155 7 11.8:1 $23,399 53.7 42 Brookfield School District Brookfield C- 2,563 4 12.1:1 $21,784 53.5 43 Watertown School District Watertown C- 2,598 5 13:1 $22,806 53.2 44 Madison School District Madison C- 2,444 5 10.5:1 $26,239 52.8 45 Cheshire School District Cheshire C- 4,208 7 12.9:1 $22,316 52.7 46 Ridgefield School District Ridgefield C- 4,568 9 13.1:1 $25,610 52.6 47 Litchfield School District Litchfield C- 813 4 10.5:1 $25,992 52.5 48 Lebanon School District Lebanon C- 958 3 9.9:1 $24,861 52.3 49 Suffield School District Suffield C- 2,041 4 11.6:1 $21,868 52 50 Old Saybrook School District Old Saybrook C- 1,070 3 8.6:1 $29,157 52
Frequently Asked Questions What are the best school districts in Connecticut? ▼ The top-ranked district in Connecticut is Darien School District in Darien with 4,700 students across 7 schools. Average quality score: 70/100. Rankings are based on average school quality scores from NCES data.
How are district rankings calculated? ▼ Districts are ranked by the average quality score of their schools. Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES data: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, gifted program access, and chronic absenteeism. Districts must have at least 500 students and 2+ schools to be ranked.
How many school districts are in Connecticut? ▼ Connecticut has 50+ school districts serving 491,941 students. The statewide average student-teacher ratio is 12.1:1.
Explore More for Connecticut Methodology
Districts are ranked by the average quality score of their schools. Quality scores (0-100)
are computed from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 metrics: student-teacher ratio,
school counselor availability, gifted program access, and chronic absenteeism rates.
Districts must have at least 500 students and 2+ schools to be included. This measures
school-level resources, not test scores. Higher average scores indicate districts where
schools generally have smaller classes, better counselor access, and lower absenteeism.
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— how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.