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, 79 of 100: 6.3 students per teacher, 57 students per counselor and 6.9% 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 79; Bristow Middle School 72; Darien High School 71; Weston High School 71; Tyrrell Middle School 71; New Canaan High School 70; Woodland Regional High School 70; Weston Middle School 70; Middlesex Middle School 69; King Philip Middle School 69.0255075100Westbrook Middle School79Bristow Middle School72Darien High School71Weston High School71Tyrrell Middle School71New Canaan High School70Woodland Regional High School70Weston Middle School70Middlesex Middle School69King Philip Middle School69
Resource index, highest Connecticut schoolsWestbrook Middle School 79; Bristow Middle School 72; Darien High School 71; Weston High School 71; Tyrrell Middle School 71; New Canaan High School 70; Woodland Regional High School 70; Weston Middle School 70; Middlesex Middle School 69; King Philip Middle School 69.0255075100Westbrook Middle School79Bristow Middle School72Darien High School71Weston High School71Tyrrell Middle School71New Canaan High School70Woodland Regional High School70Weston Middle School70Middlesex Middle School69King Philip Middle School69
Resource index, highest Connecticut schoolsWestbrook Middle School 79; Bristow Middle School 72; Darien High School 71; Weston High School 71; Tyrrell Middle School 71; New Canaan High School 70; Woodland Regional High School 70; Weston Middle School 70; Middlesex Middle School 69; King Philip Middle School 69.050100Westbrook Middle School79Bristow Middle School72Darien High School71Weston High School71Tyrrell Middle School71New Canaan High School70Woodland Regional High School70Weston Middle School70Middlesex Middle School69King Philip Middle School69
Resource index, highest Connecticut schoolsWestbrook Middle School 79; Bristow Middle School 72; Darien High School 71; Weston High School 71; Tyrrell Middle School 71; New Canaan High School 70; Woodland Regional High School 70; Weston Middle School 70; Middlesex Middle School 69; King Philip Middle School 69.050100Westbrook Middle School79Bristow Middle School72Darien High School71Weston High School71Tyrrell Middle School71New Canaan High School70Woodland Regional High School70Weston Middle School70Middlesex Middle School69King Philip Middle School69

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The 50 highest scores, with each factor

SchoolPer teacherPer counselorGiftedChronically absentIndex
Westbrook Middle School6.357Yes6.9%79
Bristow Middle School11.562Yes8.9%72
Darien High School10.7181Yes2.7%71
Weston High School10.8126Yes6.8%71
Tyrrell Middle School9.2169Yes6.5%71
New Canaan High School12.3161Yes3.0%70
Woodland Regional High School11.2127Yes8.7%70
Weston Middle School10.7180Yes4.7%70
Middlesex Middle School10.0189Yes6.5%69
King Philip Middle School11.4138Yes8.6%69
North Haven Middle School11.7216Yes2.1%69
Coleytown Middle School10.3143Yes9.5%69
Horace W. Porter School9.9147Yes9.7%69
Fairfield Ludlowe High School11.1139Yes12.0%67
Fairfield Warde High School10.6155Yes11.8%67
The other 35 on the list
SchoolPer teacherPer counselorGiftedChronically absentIndex
Saxe Middle School10.8221Yes5.4%67
Joseph A. Foran High School11.2156Yes11.2%67
Western Middle School8.9157Yes14.3%67
Coginchaug Regional High School8.9140Yes14.8%67
East Shore Middle School8.4203Yes11.8%67
John Winthrop Middle School10.6123Yes14.3%67
Staples High School10.7163Yes12.0%66
Sedgwick Middle School11.4123Yes15.0%66
Eastern Middle School11.8204Yes6.9%66
Tomlinson Middle School9.6204Yes11.1%66
Reed Intermediate School11.7193Yes8.5%66
E. C. Adams Middle School10.3232Yes8.0%66
Pumpkin Delight School10.3190Yes11.5%66
Middlefield Memorial School9.9222Yes9.1%66
Farmington High School11.8167Yes12.3%65
Newtown High School11.6175Yes12.0%65
North Haven High School11.0153Yes14.1%65
Roger Ludlowe Middle School10.2230Yes8.8%65
New Fairfield High School11.8142Yes14.0%65
Newtown Middle School10.8198Yes11.0%65
James H. Moran Middle School9.7191Yes12.5%65
Cromwell Middle School10.5230Yes9.1%65
Harborside Middle School9.7204Yes11.7%65
Kent Center School6.7105No8.8%65
Pomperaug Regional High School10.9187Yes12.5%64
Schaghticoke Middle School10.8135Yes17.3%64
Daniel Hand High School9.8146No2.2%64
Bedford Middle School9.9253Yes9.6%64
Mark T. Sheehan High School11.1188Yes12.3%64
Cromwell High School11.1182Yes13.2%64
New Fairfield Middle School10.0173Yes15.4%64
Aiken School13.1201Yes8.4%64
Granby Memorial Middle School11.8211Yes10.3%64
Whiting Lane School10.3247Yes9.6%64
Capt. Nathan Hale School9.6199Yes14.9%64

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 (students per teacher); CRDC 2021-22 (counselors on CRDC enrollment, gifted program); EDFacts 2022-23 (chronic absenteeism). Index: the mean of the factors reported, each 0 to 100.

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Questions about the resource index

  1. Which Connecticut public schools have the most resources?
    Westbrook Middle School in Westbrook scored 79 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.
  2. 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 2022-23; 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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