Connecticut: the highest-poverty school districts

132 districts

Connecticut public school districts ranked by the share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to qualify.

#	District	State	Schools	Students	Students on FRL	% FRL
1	Bridgeport School District	CT	36	19,802	17,309	87.4%
2	New London School District	CT	8	2,820	2,384	84.5%
3	Waterbury School District	CT	29	17,123	13,670	79.8%
4	Meriden School District	CT	13	8,036	6,206	77.2%
5	Norwich School District	CT	9	3,160	2,430	76.9%
6	Hartford School District	CT	41	15,754	11,982	76.1%
7	New Britain School District	CT	14	9,012	6,783	75.3%
8	New Haven School District	CT	37	17,903	13,419	75.0%
9	Windham School District	CT	7	2,818	1,999	70.9%
10	Groton School District	CT	7	3,953	2,693	68.1%
11	Torrington School District	CT	6	3,725	2,448	65.7%
12	Ansonia School District	CT	4	2,343	1,490	63.6%
13	Capitol Region Education Council	CT	16	8,762	5,531	63.1%
14	Manchester School District	CT	11	5,968	3,644	61.1%
15	Winchester School District	CT	2	581	350	60.2%
16	East Hartford School District	CT	12	5,931	3,565	60.1%
17	Learn	CT	4	1,295	767	59.2%
18	East Haven School District	CT	8	2,833	1,666	58.8%
19	Putnam School District	CT	3	1,164	678	58.2%
20	East Windsor School District	CT	3	1,018	589	57.9%
21	Naugatuck School District	CT	9	3,889	2,251	57.9%
22	Plainfield School District	CT	5	1,872	1,070	57.2%
23	West Haven School District	CT	9	5,751	3,285	57.1%
24	Goodwin University Educational Services (GUES)	CT	2	1,223	696	56.9%
25	Danbury School District	CT	19	11,833	6,693	56.6%
26	Vernon School District	CT	7	3,181	1,782	56.0%
27	Derby School District	CT	5	1,289	721	55.9%
28	Bristol School District	CT	13	7,241	3,966	54.8%
29	Stamford School District	CT	21	15,483	8,436	54.5%
30	Bloomfield School District	CT	7	1,834	991	54.0%
31	Griswold School District	CT	4	1,809	977	54.0%
32	Middletown School District	CT	10	4,263	2,222	52.1%
33	Norwalk School District	CT	22	11,341	5,860	51.7%
34	Plymouth School District	CT	4	1,233	631	51.2%
35	Killingly School District	CT	4	2,238	1,141	51.0%
36	Seymour School District	CT	4	2,091	1,065	50.9%
37	Enfield School District	CT	8	4,226	2,121	50.2%
38	Windsor School District	CT	6	3,208	1,605	50.0%
39	Stratford School District	CT	13	6,388	3,189	49.9%
40	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System	CT	17	11,296	5,504	48.7%
41	Area Cooperative Educational Services	CT	3	1,097	532	48.5%
42	Windsor Locks School District	CT	4	1,378	665	48.3%
43	Thompson School District	CT	3	805	369	45.8%
44	Hamden School District	CT	10	5,012	2,285	45.6%
45	Plainville School District	CT	5	2,199	987	44.9%
46	Montville School District	CT	5	1,882	827	43.9%
47	Clinton School District	CT	3	1,423	593	41.7%
48	Watertown School District	CT	5	2,499	1,040	41.6%
49	Westbrook School District	CT	3	584	240	41.1%
50	Brooklyn School District	CT	2	842	341	40.5%

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