Photo: Joe Mabel · CC BY-SA 3.0Kent’s public schools outscore 66% of Connecticut districts
50% of students in Kent’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Connecticut average (40%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Kent, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Connecticut, not nationally.
From Connecticut state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Kent’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 162 Connecticut towns with household incomes within a quarter of Kent’s, its schools beat 72%, higher than their 66% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Kent runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares
Kent Center School (PK–8) is Kent’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Regional School District 01 with Canaan, Cornwall, North Canaan, Salisbury and Sharon: Housatonic Valley Regional High School in Falls Village. The high school’s own results earn a C+. See the path ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 64% and math 50% across both districts in spring 2022, against 50% and 40% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Kent spends $36,743 per student and Regional School District 01 $40,382, against $25,892 across Connecticut (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Kent School (private) and South Kent School (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Kent’s grade
B+: better than 66% of Connecticut school districts, #57 of 152 Connecticut towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Connecticut average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Kent, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Kent
Kent Center School
Grades PK–8 · 180 students · 7:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Kent
Housatonic Valley Regional High School
Grades 9–12 · 352 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Falls Village
10th grade in Kent
Housatonic Valley Regional High School
Grades 9–12 · 352 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Falls Village
Kent runs its own schools through grade 8 (Kent School District). From grade 9, students attend the Regional School District 01, shared with Canaan, Cornwall, North Canaan, Salisbury and Sharon. Its high school is in Falls Village. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Kent
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Kent vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Connecticut towns that share Kent’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Kent | B+ | Kent PK–8 · Regional School District 01 9–12 |
| Warren | — | Regional School District 20 |
| New Milford | C+ | New Milford |
| Sherman | B+ | Sherman |
| Cornwall | B | Cornwall PK–8 · Regional School District 01 9–12 |
| Washington | A | Regional School District 12 |
| Sharon | C+ | Sharon PK–8 · Regional School District 01 9–12 |
2 of the 6 neighbors share Regional School District 01 with Kent for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. Dover, NY borders Kent but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.
Every school in Kent
4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Connecticut’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Kent’s schools
Are Kent’s schools good?
By Connecticut’s own tests, yes: the public schools Kent children attend outscore 66% of Connecticut’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #57 of 152 Connecticut towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 72%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Kent in?
Two districts: Kent School District runs grades PK–8, and Regional School District 01 runs grades 9–12, shared with Canaan, Cornwall, North Canaan, Salisbury and Sharon.
Where do Kent kids go to high school?
Housatonic Valley Regional High School in Falls Village, with 352 students; its own test results earn a C+.
What is Kent’s graduation rate?
90–94% of the class of 2023 in Regional School District 01 graduated in four years, against 88% across Connecticut.
How much does Kent spend per student?
$36,743 in Kent School District and $40,382 in Regional School District 01 (FY2024), against $25,892 across Connecticut. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Kent?
Yes: Kent School (religious, grades 9–12, 516 students) and South Kent School (religious · all-boys, grades 9–12, 151 students).
Parents talk
What Kent families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Kent → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Connecticut. Stars are from neighbors.