Connecticut public schools by resource index

Westbrook Middle School in Westbrook scored highest of Connecticut's public schools with 100 or more students on the resource index, 78 of 100: 6.3 students per teacher, 57 students per counselor and 7.9% chronically absent. The index averages staffing, counseling, gifted programs and attendance; it measures resources, not how well students learn.

Resource index 2024-25 × 2021-22 · schools open in 2024-25 with 100+ students and all 4 factors reported; online, alternative, special-education, pre-K-only and correctional programs left out · method

Resource index, highest Connecticut schoolsWestbrook Middle School 78; Weston Middle School 71; Horace W. Porter School 71; New Canaan High School 70; Cromwell High School 70; Tyrrell Middle School 70; Bristow Middle School 70; Darien High School 69; Middlesex Middle School 69; Weston High School 69.0255075100Westbrook Middle School78Weston Middle School71Horace W. Porter School71New Canaan High School70Cromwell High School70Tyrrell Middle School70Bristow Middle School70Darien High School69Middlesex Middle School69Weston High School69
Resource index, highest Connecticut schoolsWestbrook Middle School 78; Weston Middle School 71; Horace W. Porter School 71; New Canaan High School 70; Cromwell High School 70; Tyrrell Middle School 70; Bristow Middle School 70; Darien High School 69; Middlesex Middle School 69; Weston High School 69.0255075100Westbrook Middle School78Weston Middle School71Horace W. Porter School71New Canaan High School70Cromwell High School70Tyrrell Middle School70Bristow Middle School70Darien High School69Middlesex Middle School69Weston High School69
Resource index, highest Connecticut schoolsWestbrook Middle School 78; Weston Middle School 71; Horace W. Porter School 71; New Canaan High School 70; Cromwell High School 70; Tyrrell Middle School 70; Bristow Middle School 70; Darien High School 69; Middlesex Middle School 69; Weston High School 69.050100Westbrook Middle School78Weston Middle School71Horace W. Porter School71New Canaan High School70Cromwell High School70Tyrrell Middle School70Bristow Middle School70Darien High School69Middlesex Middle School69Weston High School69

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 (students per teacher); CRDC 2021-22 (counselors on CRDC enrollment, gifted program); EDFacts 2021-22 (chronic absenteeism). Index: the mean of the factors reported, each 0 to 100.

The 50 highest scores, with each factor

SchoolPer teacherPer counselorGiftedChronically absentIndex
Westbrook Middle School6.357Yes7.9%78
Weston Middle School10.7180Yes3.6%71
Horace W. Porter School9.9147Yes7.0%71
New Canaan High School12.3161Yes3.7%70
Cromwell High School11.1182Yes3.9%70
Tyrrell Middle School9.2169Yes7.4%70
Bristow Middle School11.562Yes12.6%70
Darien High School10.7181Yes6.5%69
Middlesex Middle School10.0189Yes6.9%69
Weston High School10.8126Yes10.4%69
North Haven Middle School11.7216Yes3.1%68
Woodland Regional High School11.2127Yes10.9%68
Cromwell Middle School10.5230Yes4.7%68
Staples High School10.7163Yes11.4%67
Fairfield Warde High School10.6155Yes11.2%67
The other 35 on the list
SchoolPer teacherPer counselorGiftedChronically absentIndex
Reed Intermediate School11.7193Yes6.9%67
Coleytown Middle School10.3143Yes12.8%67
Long River Middle School11.1233Yes5.1%67
Saxe Middle School10.8221Yes7.4%66
Western Middle School8.9157Yes15.5%66
Harborside Middle School9.7204Yes10.0%66
North Canaan Elementary School8.1218Yes11.8%66
John Winthrop Middle School10.6123Yes16.2%66
Sedgwick Middle School11.4123Yes16.1%65
King Philip Middle School11.4138Yes14.0%65
Schaghticoke Middle School10.8135Yes16.4%65
Newtown Middle School10.8198Yes10.8%65
Tomlinson Middle School9.6204Yes12.8%65
East Shore Middle School8.4203Yes14.2%65
Newtown High School11.6175Yes12.4%64
Eastern Middle School11.8204Yes9.7%64
Roger Ludlowe Middle School10.2230Yes10.6%64
Granby Memorial Middle School11.8211Yes10.6%64
Middlefield Memorial School9.9222Yes11.7%64
Fairfield Ludlowe High School11.1139Yes18.9%63
Farmington High School11.8167Yes14.2%63
North Haven High School11.0153Yes16.9%63
Daniel Hand High School9.8146No3.7%63
New Fairfield High School11.8142Yes17.5%63
Haddam-Killingworth High School9.5112No6.9%63
Plainfield Central School10.0154Yes19.0%63
Aiken School13.1201Yes10.3%63
RHAM Middle School8.695No9.1%63
Live Oaks School10.3224Yes12.1%63
Kent Center School6.7105No12.8%63
House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy17.5146Yes7.9%63
Mark T. Sheehan High School11.1188Yes15.5%62
E. C. Adams Middle School10.3232Yes13.2%62
Coventry High School9.9134Yes23.0%62
Whiting Lane School10.3247Yes13.2%62

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 (students per teacher); CRDC 2021-22 (counselors on CRDC enrollment, gifted program); EDFacts 2021-22 (chronic absenteeism). Index: the mean of the factors reported, each 0 to 100.

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Questions about the resource index

Which Connecticut public schools have the most resources?

Westbrook Middle School in Westbrook scored 78 of 100 on the PlainSchools resource index, the highest of Connecticut's schools with 100 or more students that report all four of its factors.

How is the resource index calculated?

It averages up to four factors, each scored 0 to 100: students per teacher (2024-25; 0 at 25 or more), students per counselor (CRDC 2021-22; 0 at 500 or more), a gifted program (CRDC 2021-22; 70 if offered, 30 if not) and chronic absenteeism (EDFacts 2021-22; 0 at 40% or more). It measures resources, not test scores or teaching quality.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School membership and staff · 2024-25

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection Counselors and gifted programs · 2021-22

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