Connecticut: the highest-poverty counties by school enrollment

9 counties

Connecticut public school districts ranked by the share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Counties need at least 3 schools and 1,000 students to qualify.

#	County	State	Schools	Students	Students on FRL	% FRL
1	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	CT	89	50,880	27,400	53.9%
2	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	CT	119	59,861	30,921	51.7%
3	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	CT	149	72,909	37,419	51.3%
4	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	CT	86	36,605	18,458	50.4%
5	Capitol Planning Region	CT	279	137,047	59,196	43.2%
6	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	CT	34	11,909	5,015	42.1%
7	Northwest Hills Planning Region	CT	50	14,539	5,442	37.4%
8	Western Connecticut Planning Region	CT	147	90,520	28,511	32.5%
9	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	CT	56	19,075	6,071	31.8%

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