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Connecticut school districts by resource index Darien School District has the highest mean resource index of Connecticut's districts with 500 or more students and at least two schools: 70.9 of 100 across its 7 schools open in 2024-25, with 11.2 students per teacher on average. The index measures staffing, counseling, gifted programs and attendance, not how well students learn.
Resource index 2024-25 × 2021-22 · NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23 · districts with 500+ students and 2+ schools · method
Mean resource index of the district's schools, Connecticut Darien School District 70.9; New Canaan School District 69.8; Westport School District 67.3; Fairfield School District 65.8; Wolcott School District 65.6; Greenwich School District 65.3; Coventry School District 65.0; Orange School District 65.0; North Haven School District 64.7; Weston School District 64.5. 0 25 50 75 100 Darien School District 70.9 New Canaan School District 69.8 Westport School District 67.3 Fairfield School District 65.8 Wolcott School District 65.6 Greenwich School District 65.3 Coventry School District 65.0 Orange School District 65.0 North Haven School District 64.7 Weston School District 64.5
Mean resource index of the district's schools, Connecticut Darien School District 70.9; New Canaan School District 69.8; Westport School District 67.3; Fairfield School District 65.8; Wolcott School District 65.6; Greenwich School District 65.3; Coventry School District 65.0; Orange School District 65.0; North Haven School District 64.7; Weston School District 64.5. 0 25 50 75 100 Darien School District 70.9 New Canaan School District 69.8 Westport School District 67.3 Fairfield School District 65.8 Wolcott School District 65.6 Greenwich School District 65.3 Coventry School District 65.0 Orange School District 65.0 North Haven School District 64.7 Weston School District 64.5
Mean resource index of the district's schools, Connecticut Darien School District 70.9; New Canaan School District 69.8; Westport School District 67.3; Fairfield School District 65.8; Wolcott School District 65.6; Greenwich School District 65.3; Coventry School District 65.0; Orange School District 65.0; North Haven School District 64.7; Weston School District 64.5. 0 50 100 Darien School District 70.9 New Canaan School District 69.8 Westport School District 67.3 Fairfield School District 65.8 Wolcott School District 65.6 Greenwich School District 65.3 Coventry School District 65.0 Orange School District 65.0 North Haven School District 64.7 Weston School District 64.5
Mean resource index of the district's schools, Connecticut Darien School District 70.9; New Canaan School District 69.8; Westport School District 67.3; Fairfield School District 65.8; Wolcott School District 65.6; Greenwich School District 65.3; Coventry School District 65.0; Orange School District 65.0; North Haven School District 64.7; Weston School District 64.5. 0 50 100 Darien School District 70.9 New Canaan School District 69.8 Westport School District 67.3 Fairfield School District 65.8 Wolcott School District 65.6 Greenwich School District 65.3 Coventry School District 65.0 Orange School District 65.0 North Haven School District 64.7 Weston School District 64.5
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The 49 highest district means District Open schools Students, fall 2022 Per teacher Per student Index Darien School District 7 4,700 11.2 $26,998 70.9 New Canaan School District 5 4,168 11.4 $27,979 69.8 Westport School District 8 5,387 10.9 $28,385 67.3 Fairfield School District 16 9,379 11.6 $25,627 65.8 Wolcott School District 5 2,139 11.2 $21,450 65.6 Greenwich School District 15 8,560 10.4 $31,154 65.3 Coventry School District 5 1,657 9.5 $21,415 65.0 Orange School District 4 1,281 11.8 $22,660 65.0 North Haven School District 6 3,187 11.7 $22,752 64.7 Weston School District 4 2,197 11.6 $28,431 64.5 Regional School District 04 2 751 9.9 $29,948 64.5 New Fairfield School District 3 2,143 11.3 $25,399 63.7 Westbrook School District 3 617 7.1 $35,786 62.3 Vernon School District 7 3,148 10.8 $22,883 62.3 Milford School District 13 5,382 10.5 $27,086 61.7
The other 34 on the list District Open schools Students, fall 2022 Per teacher Per student Index Trumbull School District 9 6,920 14.3 $21,565 61.4 Cromwell School District 4 1,947 11.6 $21,410 61.3 Waterford School District 5 2,338 10.7 $26,605 61.0 Regional School District 16 4 1,958 11.7 $23,011 60.8 Redding School District 2 832 10.2 $32,817 60.5 Newtown School District 7 4,003 11.3 $24,631 60.3 West Hartford School District 16 9,231 12.0 $24,041 60.0 Regional School District 17 5 1,814 11.1 $25,889 59.6 Regional School District 13 5 1,365 10.0 $31,140 59.6 Regional School District 08 2 1,206 8.9 $26,262 59.0 Regional School District 07 2 890 9.1 $27,379 58.5 Regional School District 05 3 2,075 11.1 $25,293 58.3 Wallingford School District 12 5,335 11.0 $25,569 57.8 Somers School District 3 1,345 10.4 $23,266 57.7 Windsor School District 6 3,337 10.4 $27,154 57.3 Easton School District 2 903 11.3 $23,400 57.0 North Branford School District 4 1,538 11.3 $26,198 56.5 Hebron School District 2 696 11.1 $22,011 56.5 Windsor Locks School District 4 1,549 9.2 $28,256 56.0 Guilford School District 7 3,155 11.2 $24,109 55.3 Ridgefield School District 9 4,568 12.0 $26,472 55.1 Bristol School District 13 7,784 13.0 $21,834 54.8 Granby School District 4 1,738 12.6 $23,172 54.8 East Lyme School District 5 2,617 10.7 $24,846 54.0 Montville School District 5 2,017 11.0 $23,946 54.0 East Haddam School District 3 990 9.7 $27,433 54.0 North Stonington School District 2 759 9.2 $22,603 54.0 Norwalk School District 22 11,514 12.9 $26,420 53.9 Farmington School District 7 4,147 12.6 $23,030 53.6 Thomaston School District 3 820 11.9 $24,185 53.3 East Granby School District 4 864 11.6 $25,014 53.3 Regional School District 15 7 3,469 11.6 $25,782 53.1 South Windsor School District 6 4,877 12.2 $20,629 53.0 Bolton School District 2 734 9.1 $24,879 53.0
Source: Resource index 2024-25 × 2021-22, mean over the district's schools open in 2024-25; per teacher: mean of school ratios; students and spending: NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23.
Questions about Connecticut's districts Which Connecticut school districts have the most resources? Darien School District, whose 7 schools average 70.9 of 100 on the PlainSchools resource index, the highest of Connecticut's districts with 500 or more students.
How are districts ranked? By the mean resource index of their schools open in 2024-25. The index averages students per teacher (CCD 2024-25), students per counselor and gifted programs (CRDC 2021-22) and chronic absenteeism (EDFacts 2021-22). Districts need 500 or more students and at least two schools.
How many school districts are in Connecticut? 195 districts and other agencies ran at least one Connecticut public school open in 2024-25 (NCES CCD).