How equitable is school funding in Connecticut?

The average funding equity score for Connecticut school districts is 50 out of 100, compared to the national average of 49. This score considers per-pupil spending, need-adjusted spending, funding source diversity, and student-teacher ratios.

What does the equity score measure?

The equity score (0-100) measures four dimensions: per-pupil spending level, need-adjusted spending (rewarding districts that spend more where poverty is higher), funding diversity (less reliance on local property taxes), and resource access (lower student-teacher ratios).

School Funding Equity in Connecticut

Reviewed by PlainSchools Editorial, K12 Schools Editorial Team · June 4, 2026

179 districts ranked by equity score — how equitably is school funding distributed? Equity is computed from NCES F-33 school finance data covering districts in all 50 states. See our methodology.

State Avg Score

National Avg Score

Highly Equitable (70+)

Low Equity (<30)

#	District	Enrollment	$/Pupil	Free Lunch	Local Rev %	Score
1	Windham School District	3,224	$36,229	67.6%	26.8%	91
2	New London School District	2,948	$41,313	76.5%	22.0%	90
3	Norwich School District	3,348	$38,716	62.8%	39.0%	89
4	Winchester School District	606	$69,762	48.3%	47.5%	88
5	Voluntown School District	250	$34,366	25.0%	51.5%	84
6	Manchester School District	6,192	$33,488	43.7%	56.2%	82
7	Area Cooperative Educational Services	1,740	$81,875	32.0%	72.3%	82
8	Willington School District	398	$30,034	36.8%	46.1%	81
9	Mansfield School District	1,027	$68,895	25.0%	59.8%	80
10	Regional School District 01	326	$38,716	23.5%	70.6%	80
11	Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS	404	$89,606	38.9%	76.2%	79
12	Windsor Locks School District	1,549	$32,430	38.3%	64.1%	78
13	East Windsor School District	1,030	$32,670	45.5%	58.0%	78
14	North Canaan School District	238	$29,906	27.3%	52.1%	78
15	Enfield School District	4,913	$49,704	38.8%	65.6%	77
16	Derby School District	1,317	$29,061	48.5%	47.4%	77
17	Sprague School District	276	$32,111	47.8%	47.8%	77
18	Bloomfield School District	2,055	$36,430	49.4%	60.9%	76
19	Westbrook School District	617	$37,782	21.0%	82.3%	73
20	Ashford School District	368	$27,058	31.6%	43.9%	72
21	Windsor School District	3,337	$30,516	33.2%	64.9%	71
22	Canterbury School District	474	$30,568	23.6%	52.3%	71
23	Sherman School District	265	$42,330	1.5%	83.9%	71
24	Regional School District 11	225	$36,348	27.7%	83.4%	71
25	Hartford School District	16,774	$32,469	74.2%	20.1%	70
26	North Branford School District	1,538	$37,687	18.9%	74.0%	70
27	Torrington School District	3,883	$28,477	53.0%	47.5%	69
28	Cooperative Educational Services	822	$101,898	34.4%	85.2%	69
29	Pomfret School District	370	$33,404	21.4%	63.1%	69
30	New Britain School District	9,717	$27,900	67.9%	24.3%	68
31	Regional School District 13	1,365	$33,084	13.0%	71.3%	68
32	Regional School District 12	804	$38,096	17.4%	83.1%	68
33	Middletown School District	4,414	$33,081	42.8%	55.7%	67
34	Salem School District	401	$33,956	16.4%	66.2%	67
35	New Fairfield School District	2,143	$49,903	12.2%	75.9%	66
36	Old Saybrook School District	1,070	$31,452	19.5%	80.1%	66
37	Bristol School District	7,784	$30,267	44.6%	52.6%	65
38	East Hartford School District	6,392	$26,032	57.3%	36.0%	65
39	West Haven School District	5,976	$25,524	50.4%	35.1%	65
40	Stafford School District	1,401	$27,553	28.0%	53.7%	65
41	Columbia School District	464	$34,089	17.5%	71.0%	65
42	Capitol Region Education Council	8,942	$29,818	57.9%	34.3%	64
43	Greenwich School District	8,560	$33,880	15.0%	81.4%	64
44	Thompson School District	927	$27,943	32.4%	48.8%	64
45	Groton School District	4,104	$28,275	33.9%	48.5%	63
46	Branford School District	2,651	$30,538	28.1%	75.3%	63
47	New Haven School District	19,150	$24,808	66.7%	29.2%	62
48	Lebanon School District	958	$27,001	22.8%	62.2%	62
49	Salisbury School District	296	$30,861	13.9%	81.9%	62
50	Hamden School District	5,468	$31,040	37.7%	61.6%	61
51	Vernon School District	3,148	$24,365	47.0%	50.0%	61
52	Plainfield School District	1,944	$24,568	48.3%	45.4%	61
53	Plymouth School District	1,306	$24,997	37.1%	47.5%	61
54	East Haddam School District	990	$28,340	21.7%	68.8%	61
55	North Stonington School District	759	$28,544	14.1%	68.1%	61
56	Clinton School District	1,497	$27,350	28.0%	69.7%	60
57	Preston School District	440	$35,156	19.3%	66.5%	60
58	Griswold School District	1,725	$22,306	50.6%	46.1%	59
59	Redding School District	832	$33,544	7.3%	84.5%	59
60	Milford School District	5,382	$28,433	22.4%	69.2%	58
61	Wallingford School District	5,335	$26,707	27.7%	62.6%	58
62	Montville School District	2,017	$25,839	34.4%	53.6%	58
63	Stonington School District	1,800	$28,433	21.4%	78.2%	58
64	Regional School District 09	779	$35,197	9.9%	82.4%	58
65	Barkhamsted School District	209	$25,952	14.1%	57.0%	57
66	Stamford School District	16,158	$26,248	42.9%	69.7%	56
67	Woodstock School District	774	$31,058	16.5%	61.6%	56
68	Bridgeport School District	19,337	$23,852	75.1%	20.0%	55
69	Putnam School District	1,185	$24,619	45.7%	38.8%	55
70	Brooklyn School District	903	$27,724	31.1%	52.1%	55
71	Regional School District 07	890	$28,294	16.9%	82.2%	55
72	Lisbon School District	437	$29,268	28.8%	56.8%	55
73	Brookfield School District	2,563	$33,792	17.1%	81.4%	54
74	Bolton School District	734	$24,858	20.1%	65.9%	54
75	Sterling School District	323	$29,243	35.9%	52.7%	54
76	Killingly School District	2,450	$24,245	43.5%	50.5%	53
77	Regional School District 06	853	$27,276	19.0%	75.8%	53
78	Interdistrict School for Arts and Comm District	281	$18,373	61.6%	16.8%	53
79	Regional School District 17	1,814	$28,007	11.0%	74.8%	52
80	Learn	1,410	$28,575	43.4%	65.3%	52
81	Amistad Academy District	1,116	$15,499	70.5%	4.7%	52
82	East Granby School District	864	$28,198	16.0%	75.6%	52
83	East Haven School District	2,885	$25,820	44.9%	42.5%	51
84	Plainville School District	2,291	$24,465	33.5%	56.0%	51
85	Regional School District 08	1,206	$27,687	11.2%	83.2%	51
86	Litchfield School District	813	$27,579	13.3%	77.1%	51
87	Westport School District	5,387	$29,592	1.5%	82.4%	50
88	Darien School District	4,700	$33,477	0.9%	84.0%	49
89	Waterford School District	2,338	$28,796	23.8%	80.6%	49
90	New Beginnings Inc Family Academy District	406	$18,262	99.3%	9.6%	49
91	Essex School District	301	$31,677	18.3%	83.5%	49
92	Norwalk School District	11,514	$27,445	41.1%	69.3%	48
93	Madison School District	2,444	$28,988	2.5%	83.1%	48
94	Regional School District 14	1,617	$29,206	17.8%	72.6%	48
95	Regional School District 18	1,288	$29,323	10.8%	80.9%	48
96	Ansonia School District	2,332	$23,532	55.4%	33.7%	47
97	Thomaston School District	820	$24,089	29.3%	49.3%	47
98	Newington School District	3,937	$26,282	27.5%	63.6%	46
99	East Lyme School District	2,617	$24,986	18.3%	70.7%	46
100	Regional School District 04	751	$29,021	19.0%	83.4%	46
101	Common Ground High School District	226	$22,423	62.4%	12.6%	46
102	Chester School District	222	$29,871	23.9%	68.5%	46
103	Colchester School District	2,235	$24,405	20.2%	57.8%	45
104	Portland School District	1,240	$23,796	21.9%	62.5%	45
105	Hebron School District	696	$23,006	12.4%	39.6%	45
106	Brass City Charter School District	360	$17,631	51.1%	9.7%	45
107	Rocky Hill School District	2,550	$25,852	15.7%	71.7%	44
108	Regional School District 05	2,075	$27,498	11.8%	83.8%	44
109	Waterbury School District	18,701	$20,476	75.1%	23.5%	43
110	West Hartford School District	9,231	$25,760	21.1%	69.3%	43
111	Naugatuck School District	4,337	$22,571	49.8%	41.1%	43
112	Berlin School District	2,682	$26,710	19.3%	73.0%	43
113	Tolland School District	2,302	$26,623	11.9%	56.8%	43
114	Somers School District	1,345	$24,013	5.7%	65.1%	43
115	Booker T. Washington Academy District	444	$13,662	61.7%	7.8%	43
116	Fairfield School District	9,379	$27,529	12.2%	81.3%	42
117	Meriden School District	8,630	$20,981	62.9%	30.9%	42
118	Stratford School District	6,762	$25,804	38.0%	62.8%	42
119	Bethany School District	429	$23,719	9.8%	58.8%	42
120	The Gilbert School District	410	$587	37.6%	43.1%	42
121	Newtown School District	4,003	$25,834	10.2%	76.2%	41
122	Wolcott School District	2,139	$21,576	22.6%	51.4%	41
123	Wilton School District	3,788	$28,419	6.0%	82.9%	40
124	Watertown School District	2,598	$24,504	26.7%	60.6%	40
125	Regional School District 16	1,958	$24,120	16.8%	63.3%	40
126	Coventry School District	1,657	$22,561	18.1%	57.5%	40
127	Odyssey Community School District	374	$15,515	34.8%	15.9%	40
128	Guilford School District	3,155	$27,477	8.7%	81.3%	39
129	New Hartford School District	443	$25,577	14.5%	55.1%	39
130	Weston School District	2,197	$29,027	1.0%	84.8%	38
131	East Hampton School District	1,770	$24,616	15.3%	63.0%	38
132	Highville Charter School District	505	$18,447	63.6%	8.7%	38
133	Suffield School District	2,041	$23,741	12.1%	63.1%	37
134	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System	11,183	$515	40.8%	1.6%	36
135	New Milford School District	3,683	$22,075	29.7%	65.6%	36
136	Goodwin University Educational Services (GUES)	1,140	$16,898	58.0%	28.7%	36
137	Seymour School District	2,133	$22,921	33.1%	52.6%	35
138	Canton School District	1,528	$24,781	12.8%	68.8%	35
139	Achievement First Hartford Academy District	1,041	$15,107	42.4%	9.7%	35
140	Park City Prep Charter School District	383	$17,463	64.8%	5.5%	35
141	Granby School District	1,738	$24,025	12.5%	66.6%	34
142	Marlborough School District	456	$22,937	12.1%	48.7%	34
143	Norwich Free Academy District	2,106	$433	45.1%	29.8%	33
144	Cromwell School District	1,947	$23,152	20.6%	64.6%	33
145	Jumoke Academy District	629	$14,712	97.0%	8.6%	33
146	Simsbury School District	4,125	$25,802	14.6%	72.7%	32
147	Regional School District 15	3,469	$26,074	10.8%	75.8%	32
148	The Bridge Academy District	280	$17,068	61.8%	8.5%	32
149	Glastonbury School District	5,663	$25,669	10.5%	76.2%	31
150	Wethersfield School District	3,646	$23,875	22.6%	64.6%	31
151	North Haven School District	3,187	$23,917	17.4%	73.8%	31
152	Elm City College Preparatory School District	783	$16,430	68.7%	14.1%	31
153	Ridgefield School District	4,568	$27,623	5.2%	83.0%	30
154	New Canaan School District	4,168	$28,741	—	83.9%	30
155	South Windsor School District	4,877	$24,017	12.7%	71.8%	29
156	Achievement First Bridgeport Academy District	1,084	$15,034	65.0%	2.3%	29
157	Great Oaks Charter School District	664	$16,208	41.6%	9.3%	29
158	Danbury School District	12,109	$20,274	38.6%	52.2%	28
159	Bethel School District	3,223	$23,050	23.0%	67.7%	28
160	Regional School District 10	2,147	$22,952	11.3%	68.0%	28
161	Side By Side Charter School District	236	$14,725	48.3%	4.7%	28
162	Cheshire School District	4,208	$24,122	13.4%	72.5%	27
163	Ledyard School District	2,421	$21,246	17.3%	54.0%	27
164	Oxford School District	1,717	$24,642	12.4%	74.6%	27
165	Integrated Day Charter School District	361	$14,586	46.5%	12.3%	27
166	Farmington School District	4,147	$24,199	13.2%	79.5%	26
167	Avon School District	3,106	$25,080	8.3%	79.7%	26
168	Ellington School District	2,586	$21,058	14.8%	60.7%	26
169	Easton School District	903	$23,898	7.2%	82.7%	26
170	Capital Preparatory Harbor School District	772	$13,585	59.2%	6.0%	26
171	Stamford Charter School for Excellence District	561	$11,481	41.0%	3.1%	26
172	Southington School District	6,284	$21,795	20.1%	62.1%	25
173	Regional School District 19	1,126	$23,619	18.8%	80.0%	24
174	Woodbridge School District	848	$22,824	11.6%	78.4%	24
175	Shelton School District	4,512	$22,062	26.6%	70.9%	22
176	Orange School District	1,281	$22,331	9.3%	77.4%	17
177	Monroe School District	3,398	$22,521	10.0%	75.2%	16
178	Trumbull School District	6,920	$22,004	12.7%	78.4%	14
179	Elm City Montessori School District	298	$15,610	39.9%	78.0%	8

How the Equity Score Works

The equity score (0-100) evaluates four dimensions of school funding fairness:

Per-Pupil Spending (0-25)

Higher spending relative to peers

Need-Adjusted Spending (0-25)

Spending weighted by poverty level — rewards districts that spend more where need is greatest

Funding Diversity (0-25)

Less reliance on local property taxes, more state/federal support

Resource Access (0-25)

Lower student-teacher ratios = more individualized attention

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Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.