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C+

Regional School District 01

Public school districtGrades 9–12Regional · 6 towns

Serves Salisbury, North Canaan, Kent, Sharon, Cornwall and Canaan.

Salisbury’s School Grade B+ better than 73% of Connecticut school districts

Students
352
Schools
1
Spent per student
$40,382
CT $25,892
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
30%
Debt
$9.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Regional School District 01

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 37% of Connecticut districts
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Spends 56% more per student than the CT average
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 11.7% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $9.2M, about $26,108 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 37% 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 below the state, 2021–22
C
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Salisbury 4,290B−North Canaan 3,231B+Kent 3,101C+Sharon 2,783BCornwall 1,589B−Canaan 1,091

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Salisbury. Grade by grade →

PK–8Salisbury Central SchoolSalisbury School District
9–12Housatonic Valley Regional High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. CT

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency25–29%
State average 39.8% · 88 students tested
Reading / language arts50–54%
State average 50.5% · 88 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 88.2% · 83 in the class

98% 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
$40,382 per student · 56% above CT
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 39%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 73%State 20%Federal 7%

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

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

Enrollment over time
315’20
339’21
319’22
308’23
352’24

Up 11.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 81%Hispanic 13%Two or more races 5%Asian <1%Black <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.

Housatonic Valley Regional High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Falls Village
C+
352 students9:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Northeast Central School DistrictAmenia, North East
$35,560per student
Regional School District 20Goshen, Warren
Norfolk School DistrictNorfolk
$54,125per student
Regional School District 07Norfolk
$29,415per 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.