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Cornwall School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Cornwall.

Cornwall’s School Grade B better than 55% of Connecticut school districts

Students
86
Schools
1
Spent per student
$40,526
CT $25,892
Students per teacher
6:1
Free or reduced lunch
37%
Debt
$0.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Cornwall School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 91% of Connecticut districts
  • Math proficiency 27 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 22 pts above the state
  • Spends 57% more per student than the CT average
  • 6 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 17.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.2M, about $2,035 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 91% of the 199 Connecticut school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Cornwall. Grade by grade →

PK–8Cornwall Consolidated SchoolThis district
9–12Housatonic Valley Regional High SchoolRegional School District 01

Test scores vs. CT

2021–22
Math proficiency65–69%
State average 39.8% · 65 students tested
Reading / language arts70–74%
State average 50.5% · 65 students tested

92% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 92% at Regional School District 01, which runs the high school (state 88.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$40,526 per student · 57% above CT
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 37%Other 1%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 83%State 14%Federal 3%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
104’20
111’21
94’22
97’23
86’24

Down 17.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 88%Hispanic 7%Black 2%Two or more races 2%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Connecticut’s other public schools.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Connecticut.