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B+

Regional School District 19

Public school districtGrades 9–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Mansfield, Willington and Ashford.

Mansfield’s School Grade A− better than 79% of Connecticut school districts

Students
1,010
Schools
1
Spent per student
$24,967
CT $25,892
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
27%
Debt
$1.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Regional School District 19

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 71% of Connecticut districts
  • Math proficiency 14 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 24 pts above the state
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $1.5M, about $1,441 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 71% 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
A−
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
A−Mansfield 29,062B−Willington 5,601B−Ashford 4,265

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Mansfield. Grade by grade →

PK–4Mansfield Elementary SchoolMansfield School District
5–8Mansfield Middle SchoolMansfield School District
9–12E. O. Smith High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. CT

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency54%
State average 39.8% · 238 students tested
Reading / language arts74%
State average 50.5% · 238 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)93%
State average 88.2% · 259 in the class

94% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

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
$24,967 per student · 4% below CT
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 37%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 79%State 18%Federal 3%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,063’20
1,094’21
1,073’22
1,033’23
1,010’24

Down 5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 72%Hispanic 15%Asian 7%Black 3%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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.

E. O. Smith High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Storrs
B+
1,010 students12:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Chaplin School DistrictChaplin
$33,792per student
Regional School District 11Chaplin
$32,373per student
Union School DistrictUnion
$34,176per student
Coventry School DistrictCoventry
$22,138per student

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.