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).

Connecticut · NCES F-33 finance data

School Funding Equity in Connecticut

174 districts ranked by how equitably school funding is distributed, scored from NCES F-33 school finance data covering districts in all 50 states.

Compiled by PlainSchools Editorial, Independent education-data publisher · June 10, 2026

The equity picture in one line

Willington School District ranks first in Connecticut for funding equity at 88/100, in a state whose districts average 50 against a national average of 49.

88/100
top score (Willington School District): $28,166
per-pupil spending in the top district: 24
districts scoring 70 or higher: 22
districts below 30

#	District	Enrollment	$/Pupil	Free Lunch	Local Rev %	Score
1	Willington School District	398	$28,166	36.8%	46.1%	88
2	Norwich School District	3,348	$27,154	62.8%	39.0%	86
3	Bloomfield School District	2,055	$32,909	49.4%	60.9%	85
4	North Canaan School District	238	$29,321	27.3%	52.1%	85
5	Windham School District	3,224	$24,012	67.6%	26.8%	83
6	Manchester School District	6,192	$27,647	43.7%	56.2%	82
7	East Windsor School District	1,030	$31,401	45.5%	58.0%	82
8	Windsor Locks School District	1,549	$28,188	38.3%	64.1%	81
9	Ashford School District	368	$25,801	31.6%	43.9%	81
10	Voluntown School District	250	$26,496	25.0%	51.5%	81
11	Winchester School District	606	$29,894	48.3%	47.5%	80
12	Regional School District 01	326	$34,231	23.5%	70.6%	80
13	New London School District	2,948	$24,532	76.5%	22.0%	79
14	Derby School District	1,317	$26,432	48.5%	47.4%	79
15	Mansfield School District	1,027	$30,243	25.0%	59.8%	78
16	Westbrook School District	617	$34,651	21.0%	82.3%	77
17	Stafford School District	1,401	$25,915	28.0%	53.7%	76
18	Windsor School District	3,337	$27,518	33.2%	64.9%	75
19	Thompson School District	927	$25,342	32.4%	48.8%	75
20	Regional School District 13	1,365	$30,638	13.0%	71.3%	74
21	Regional School District 11	225	$31,314	27.7%	83.4%	74
22	Old Saybrook School District	1,070	$29,157	19.5%	80.1%	71
23	Salisbury School District	296	$30,459	13.9%	81.9%	71
24	Sherman School District	265	$33,897	1.5%	83.9%	70
25	Plymouth School District	1,306	$23,453	37.1%	47.5%	69
26	Regional School District 12	804	$32,073	17.4%	83.1%	69
27	East Haddam School District	990	$26,345	21.7%	68.8%	68
28	Hartford School District	16,774	$25,530	74.2%	20.1%	67
29	New Britain School District	9,717	$23,576	67.9%	24.3%	67
30	Greenwich School District	8,560	$30,449	15.0%	81.4%	67
31	Torrington School District	3,883	$24,107	53.0%	47.5%	67
32	Clinton School District	1,497	$25,488	28.0%	69.7%	67
33	Lebanon School District	958	$24,861	22.8%	62.2%	66
34	East Hartford School District	6,392	$23,340	57.3%	36.0%	65
35	Wallingford School District	5,335	$24,840	27.7%	62.6%	65
36	Middletown School District	4,414	$25,894	42.8%	55.7%	65
37	Branford School District	2,651	$26,381	28.1%	75.3%	65
38	Regional School District 09	779	$30,496	9.9%	82.4%	65
39	Montville School District	2,017	$23,963	34.4%	53.6%	64
40	Regional School District 06	853	$26,607	19.0%	75.8%	64
41	Redding School District	832	$32,172	7.3%	84.5%	64
42	New Haven School District	19,150	$21,911	66.7%	29.2%	63
43	Stamford School District	16,158	$24,510	42.9%	69.7%	63
44	West Haven School District	5,976	$21,698	50.4%	35.1%	63
45	Milford School District	5,382	$25,979	22.4%	69.2%	63
46	Regional School District 07	890	$26,802	16.9%	82.2%	63
47	Plainfield School District	1,944	$22,473	48.3%	45.4%	62
48	Griswold School District	1,725	$21,093	50.6%	46.1%	62
49	Regional School District 04	751	$26,980	19.0%	83.4%	62
50	Hamden School District	5,468	$26,766	37.7%	61.6%	61
51	Vernon School District	3,148	$22,048	47.0%	50.0%	61
52	Bolton School District	734	$23,694	20.1%	65.9%	61
53	Stonington School District	1,800	$25,153	21.4%	78.2%	60
54	Columbia School District	464	$26,061	17.5%	71.0%	60
55	Sprague School District	276	$21,434	47.8%	47.8%	60
56	Groton School District	4,104	$23,574	33.9%	48.5%	59
57	Plainville School District	2,291	$23,051	33.5%	56.0%	59
58	Regional School District 17	1,814	$25,698	11.0%	74.8%	58
59	Putnam School District	1,185	$22,533	45.7%	38.8%	58
60	Litchfield School District	813	$25,992	13.3%	77.1%	57
61	Westport School District	5,387	$28,159	1.5%	82.4%	56
62	East Lyme School District	2,617	$24,158	18.3%	70.7%	56
63	Regional School District 18	1,288	$27,918	10.8%	80.9%	56
64	Regional School District 08	1,206	$25,617	11.2%	83.2%	56
65	Preston School District	440	$27,489	19.3%	66.5%	56
66	Amistad Academy District	1,116	$14,947	70.5%	4.7%	55
67	Common Ground High School District	226	$22,220	62.4%	12.6%	55
68	Enfield School District	4,913	$21,651	38.8%	65.6%	54
69	Killingly School District	2,450	$21,358	43.5%	50.5%	54
70	Waterford School District	2,338	$26,145	23.8%	80.6%	54
71	East Granby School District	864	$25,670	16.0%	75.6%	54
72	Thomaston School District	820	$22,410	29.3%	49.3%	54
73	Chester School District	222	$29,722	23.9%	68.5%	54
74	Bridgeport School District	19,337	$20,908	75.1%	20.0%	53
75	Regional School District 14	1,617	$26,373	17.8%	72.6%	53
76	Canterbury School District	474	$23,499	23.6%	52.3%	53
77	Salem School District	401	$24,062	16.4%	66.2%	53
78	Essex School District	301	$29,927	18.3%	83.5%	53
79	Norwalk School District	11,514	$25,610	41.1%	69.3%	52
80	Colchester School District	2,235	$22,976	20.2%	57.8%	52
81	North Branford School District	1,538	$24,212	18.9%	74.0%	52
82	Hebron School District	696	$22,068	12.4%	39.6%	52
83	Barkhamsted School District	209	$23,739	14.1%	57.0%	52
84	Newington School District	3,937	$23,960	27.5%	63.6%	51
85	East Haven School District	2,885	$22,536	44.9%	42.5%	51
86	Portland School District	1,240	$22,480	21.9%	62.5%	50
87	New Beginnings Inc Family Academy District	406	$17,033	99.3%	9.6%	50
88	Pomfret School District	370	$21,724	21.4%	63.1%	50
89	Naugatuck School District	4,337	$20,925	49.8%	41.1%	49
90	Madison School District	2,444	$26,239	2.5%	83.1%	48
91	Booker T. Washington Academy District	444	$13,483	61.7%	7.8%	48
92	Waterbury School District	18,701	$18,981	75.1%	23.5%	47
93	West Hartford School District	9,231	$23,764	21.1%	69.3%	47
94	Rocky Hill School District	2,550	$23,782	15.7%	71.7%	47
95	East Hampton School District	1,770	$23,141	15.3%	63.0%	47
96	New Hartford School District	443	$24,075	14.5%	55.1%	47
97	Newtown School District	4,003	$23,957	10.2%	76.2%	46
98	Regional School District 16	1,958	$22,568	16.8%	63.3%	46
99	Somers School District	1,345	$22,608	5.7%	65.1%	46
100	Wilton School District	3,788	$26,789	6.0%	82.9%	45
101	Watertown School District	2,598	$22,806	26.7%	60.6%	45
102	Weston School District	2,197	$27,016	1.0%	84.8%	45
103	Achievement First Hartford Academy District	1,041	$14,852	42.4%	9.7%	45
104	North Stonington School District	759	$21,733	14.1%	68.1%	45
105	Bethany School District	429	$22,294	9.8%	58.8%	45
106	Fairfield School District	9,379	$24,785	12.2%	81.3%	44
107	Meriden School District	8,630	$19,132	62.9%	30.9%	44
108	Berlin School District	2,682	$23,541	19.3%	73.0%	44
109	Ansonia School District	2,332	$20,353	55.4%	33.7%	44
110	Canton School District	1,528	$23,127	12.8%	68.8%	44
111	Wolcott School District	2,139	$20,519	22.6%	51.4%	43
112	Coventry School District	1,657	$21,069	18.1%	57.5%	43
113	New Milford School District	3,683	$20,865	29.7%	65.6%	41
114	Regional School District 05	2,075	$24,090	11.8%	83.8%	40
115	Interdistrict School for Arts and Comm District	281	$16,509	61.6%	16.8%	40
116	Bristol School District	7,784	$21,012	44.6%	52.6%	39
117	Darien School District	4,700	$25,919	0.9%	84.0%	39
118	Lisbon School District	437	$21,613	28.8%	56.8%	39
119	Stratford School District	6,762	$22,040	38.0%	62.8%	38
120	Seymour School District	2,133	$21,347	33.1%	52.6%	38
121	Granby School District	1,738	$22,128	12.5%	66.6%	38
122	Brooklyn School District	903	$19,726	31.1%	52.1%	38
123	Regional School District 15	3,469	$24,191	10.8%	75.8%	37
124	New Fairfield School District	2,143	$25,071	12.2%	75.9%	37
125	Suffield School District	2,041	$21,868	12.1%	63.1%	37
126	Cromwell School District	1,947	$21,119	20.6%	64.6%	37
127	Marlborough School District	456	$21,911	12.1%	48.7%	37
128	The Gilbert School District	410	$587	37.6%	43.1%	37
129	North Haven School District	3,187	$22,498	17.4%	73.8%	36
130	Goodwin University Educational Services (Gues)	1,140	$16,328	58.0%	28.7%	36
131	Elm City College Preparatory School District	783	$16,050	68.7%	14.1%	36
132	Brass City Charter School District	360	$15,433	51.1%	9.7%	36
133	The Bridge Academy District	280	$16,609	61.8%	8.5%	36
134	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System	11,183	$489	40.8%	1.6%	35
135	Glastonbury School District	5,663	$23,802	10.5%	76.2%	35
136	Ridgefield School District	4,568	$25,610	5.2%	83.0%	35
137	Wethersfield School District	3,646	$21,775	22.6%	64.6%	35
138	Guilford School District	3,155	$23,399	8.7%	81.3%	35
139	Tolland School District	2,302	$21,601	11.9%	56.8%	35
140	Sterling School District	323	$21,070	35.9%	52.7%	35
141	New Canaan School District	4,168	$26,634	-	83.9%	33
142	Brookfield School District	2,563	$21,784	17.1%	81.4%	33
143	Jumoke Academy District	629	$13,409	97.0%	8.6%	33
144	Park City Prep Charter School District	383	$15,382	64.8%	5.5%	33
145	Odyssey Community School District	374	$14,982	34.8%	15.9%	33
146	Norwich Free Academy District	2,106	$411	45.1%	29.8%	32
147	Easton School District	903	$23,046	7.2%	82.7%	32
148	Simsbury School District	4,125	$22,884	14.6%	72.7%	31
149	Regional School District 19	1,126	$21,971	18.8%	80.0%	31
150	Achievement First Bridgeport Academy District	1,084	$14,717	65.0%	2.3%	31
151	Danbury School District	12,109	$19,075	38.6%	52.2%	30
152	Great Oaks Charter School District	664	$15,777	41.6%	9.3%	30
153	Farmington School District	4,147	$22,328	13.2%	79.5%	29
154	Ellington School District	2,586	$20,308	14.8%	60.7%	29
155	Ledyard School District	2,421	$19,710	17.3%	54.0%	29
156	Side By Side Charter School District	236	$14,725	48.3%	4.7%	29
157	Cheshire School District	4,208	$22,316	13.4%	72.5%	28
158	Avon School District	3,106	$22,893	8.3%	79.7%	28
159	Regional School District 10	2,147	$20,962	11.3%	68.0%	28
160	Oxford School District	1,717	$22,019	12.4%	74.6%	28
161	Woodstock School District	774	$20,016	16.5%	61.6%	28
162	Woodbridge School District	848	$22,014	11.6%	78.4%	27
163	Capital Preparatory Harbor School District	772	$13,034	59.2%	6.0%	27
164	Highville Charter School District	505	$13,024	63.6%	8.7%	27
165	Integrated Day Charter School District	361	$13,887	46.5%	12.3%	27
166	Southington School District	6,284	$20,649	20.1%	62.1%	26
167	Bethel School District	3,223	$20,716	23.0%	67.7%	26
168	Stamford Charter School for Excellence District	561	$10,531	41.0%	3.1%	26
169	Shelton School District	4,512	$20,037	26.6%	70.9%	23
170	Orange School District	1,281	$21,682	9.3%	77.4%	23
171	South Windsor School District	4,877	$19,942	12.7%	71.8%	20
172	Monroe School District	3,398	$21,567	10.0%	75.2%	19
173	Trumbull School District	6,920	$20,688	12.7%	78.4%	16
174	Elm City Montessori School District	298	$13,596	39.9%	78.0%	7

How the Equity Score Works

The equity score (0-100) evaluates four dimensions of school funding fairness. According to the National Center for Education Statistics F-33 Finance Survey (FY 2021-22, released in 2024), which covers more than 17,000 districts nationwide, local property wealth drives most of the spending differences the score captures; our methodology documents each weight:

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.