Can I use South Central Connecticut Planning Region's school score to choose a house?

No. Use the South Central Connecticut Planning Region school score as a first-pass county screen, then verify the exact district, attendance boundary, transfer rules, and grade pathway for any address you are considering.

Does SchoolsByCounty confirm school attendance boundaries in South Central Connecticut Planning Region?

No. SchoolsByCounty publishes NCES and Census-backed public-school records. Attendance zones, magnet eligibility, charter lotteries, transportation, and transfer rules must be confirmed with local districts.

How should parents compare public schools in South Central Connecticut Planning Region?

Start with the 150 listed public schools and 23 district entries, then compare similar grade bands and confirm the address-level rules locally.

South Central Connecticut Planning Region Schools & Education

Name: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut Education Data
Creator: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

School Score

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Percentile-style score

Score Band

N/A

Graduation Rate

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National avg 87.5%

Education Statistics

Education Data Brief: South Central Connecticut Planning Region

Measured School Summary

school metric data for South Central Connecticut Planning Region is currently unavailable.

Funding Context

Per-pupil expenditure data for South Central Connecticut Planning Region is not available.

Neighbor Context

Comparison data for South Central Connecticut Planning Region against Connecticut averages is limited.

School Data Brief

How to read South Central Connecticut Planning Region before comparing districts

County-level education data is best used as a screening layer. It summarizes the local school environment, then points you toward the district and school records that matter for local review.

Local context that changes the interpretation

150 public schools and 23 districts are represented below. Use those school and district records to confirm whether the county-level context fits the neighborhoods you are actually considering.

Overall screen

Not scored

Data limited. State rank is unavailable because school score coverage is limited.

Completion

Not reported

Graduation-rate comparison is unavailable for this county.

Funding context

Not reported

Per-pupil spending comparison is unavailable for this county.

School coverage

150

23 districts represented in the county school list.

Start with measured county context

Use the district and school tables below before drawing conclusions. Compare the score, graduation rate, and spending together rather than treating any single metric as final.

Check the local school mix

South Central Connecticut Planning Region has 150 public schools across 23 districts, so school-level fit can vary inside the county.

Verify local rules

Use this page as county-level context, then confirm attendance zones, transportation, special programs, and current school boundaries with local districts.

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Parent decision brief

What South Central Connecticut Planning Region school data means before you move

County averages are useful for screening, but parents choose addresses, grade pathways, and district rules. This brief turns the public data into the checks that matter before you sign a lease or mortgage.

Large multi-district county

South Central Connecticut Planning Region has many school records across many districts. County averages are only the opening screen; neighborhood-level assignment and grade-band fit matter more here.

State position

Not ranked

State score comparison is not available for this county.

Data confidence

Patchy

0 of 5 county signals are present, and 99% of listed schools report enrollment. Treat rankings and averages cautiously here.

K-12 continuity check

These are the largest visible district slices in the county data. They show whether elementary, middle, and high school records appear together or whether a family needs to investigate transition points.

New Haven School District

Elementary to high school visible

18,290 students

Elementary 27Middle 1High 9Other 0

37 listed schools in this county slice.

Meriden School District

Elementary to high school visible

8,028 students

Elementary 8Middle 3High 2Other 0

13 listed schools in this county slice.

West Haven School District

Elementary to high school visible

5,832 students

Elementary 6Middle 2High 1Other 0

9 listed schools in this county slice.

Milford School District

Elementary to high school visible

5,262 students

Elementary 8Middle 3High 2Other 0

13 listed schools in this county slice.

District reality check

New Haven School District is the largest listed district slice, with 37 schools. County pages do not prove address assignment, so verify boundaries with local district tools.

What the data cannot tell you

NCES records do not confirm current attendance zones, private-school options, transfer approvals, program capacity, transportation, or whether a listed school is available to a specific address.

Questions to ask before choosing an address

Which district actually serves the addresses we are considering in South Central Connecticut Planning Region?

Do the neighborhoods we like fall inside the same district, or are we comparing different South Central Connecticut Planning Region district systems?

What changes at the elementary-to-middle and middle-to-high transitions in the district pathway we would likely use?

Which charter, magnet, or virtual options require a lottery, application window, separate transportation plan, or address eligibility check?

Which schools are missing enrollment or ratio fields, and does the district publish a newer local profile than the NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data?

School Overview

Total Schools

150

in South Central Connecticut Planning Region

Reported Enrollment

73,838

149 schools reporting

School Districts

districts

Charter Schools

4% of total

School Level Breakdown

Elementary95

Middle21

High30

Other4

23 School Districts in South Central Connecticut Planning Region

New Haven School District

Meriden School District

West Haven School District

Milford School District

Wallingford School District

Hamden School District

North Haven School District

6 schools

3,162 students

Guilford School District

7 schools

3,124 students

East Haven School District

8 schools

2,856 students

Branford School District

5 schools

2,578 students

150 Public Schools in South Central Connecticut Planning Region

Sorted by reported enrollment. Dedicated profile pages are available for 9 high-enrollment schools; every NCES public school remains listed here.

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

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Public schools in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, including district, location, profile availability, grades, type, and enrollment.
School Name	Profile	District	Location	Grades	Type / Flags	Reported Enrollment
West Haven High School	Profile	West Haven School District	West Haven, 06516Suburb: Large	9–12	High	1,780
Hamden High School	Profile	Hamden School District	Hamden, 06514Suburb: Large	9–12	High	1,672
Wilbur Cross High School	Profile	New Haven School District	New Haven, 06511City: Midsize	9–12	High	1,633
Amity Regional High School	Profile	Regional School District 05	Woodbridge, 06525Suburb: Large	9–12	High	1,318
Francis T. Maloney High School	Profile	Meriden School District	Meriden, 06450Suburb: Large	9–12	High	1,264
James Hillhouse High School	Profile	New Haven School District	New Haven, 06511City: Midsize	9–12	High	1,139
Amistad Academy	Profile	Amistad Academy District	New Haven, 06511City: Midsize	KG–12	Charter	1,116
Orville H. Platt High School	Profile	Meriden School District	Meriden, 06450Suburb: Large	9–12	High	1,108
Guilford High School	Profile	Guilford School District	Guilford, 06437Suburb: Large	9–12	High	1,048
Lyman Hall High School	Record	Wallingford School District	Wallingford, 06492Suburb: Large	9–12	High	930
North Haven High School	Record	North Haven School District	North Haven, 06473Suburb: Large	9–12	High	921
Carrigan 5/6 Intermediate School	Record	West Haven School District	West Haven, 06516Suburb: Large	5–6	Middle	876
Harry M. Bailey Middle School	Record	West Haven School District	West Haven, 06516Suburb: Large	7–8	Middle	861
East Haven High School	Record	East Haven School District	East Haven, 06513Suburb: Large	9–12	High	849
Beecher Road School	Record	Woodbridge School District	Woodbridge, 06525Suburb: Large	PK–6	Primary	847
Daniel Hand High School	Record	Madison School District	Madison, 06443Suburb: Large	9–12	High	828
Branford High School	Record	Branford School District	Branford, 06405Suburb: Large	9–12	High	818
Jonathan Law High School	Record	Milford School District	Milford, 06460City: Small	9–12	High	815
Hamden Middle School	Record	Hamden School District	Hamden, 06518Suburb: Large	7–8	Middle	811
Platt Technical High School	Record	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System	Milford, 06461City: Small	9–12	Vocational	787

West Haven High School

West Haven School District

West Haven, 06516 / Suburb: Large

Profile9–12High1,780 students

Hamden High School

Hamden School District

Hamden, 06514 / Suburb: Large

Profile9–12High1,672 students

Wilbur Cross High School

New Haven School District

New Haven, 06511 / City: Midsize

Profile9–12High1,633 students

Amity Regional High School

Regional School District 05

Woodbridge, 06525 / Suburb: Large

Profile9–12High1,318 students

Francis T. Maloney High School

Meriden School District

Meriden, 06450 / Suburb: Large

Profile9–12High1,264 students

James Hillhouse High School

New Haven School District

New Haven, 06511 / City: Midsize

Profile9–12High1,139 students

Amistad Academy

Amistad Academy District

New Haven, 06511 / City: Midsize

ProfileKG–12Charter1,116 students

Orville H. Platt High School

Meriden School District

Meriden, 06450 / Suburb: Large

Profile9–12High1,108 students

Guilford High School

Guilford School District

Guilford, 06437 / Suburb: Large

Profile9–12High1,048 students

Lyman Hall High School

Wallingford School District

Wallingford, 06492 / Suburb: Large

Record9–12High930 students

North Haven High School

North Haven School District

North Haven, 06473 / Suburb: Large

Record9–12High921 students

Carrigan 5/6 Intermediate School

West Haven School District

West Haven, 06516 / Suburb: Large

Record5–6Middle876 students

Harry M. Bailey Middle School

West Haven School District

West Haven, 06516 / Suburb: Large

Record7–8Middle861 students

East Haven High School

East Haven School District

East Haven, 06513 / Suburb: Large

Record9–12High849 students

Beecher Road School

Woodbridge School District

Woodbridge, 06525 / Suburb: Large

RecordPK–6Primary847 students

Daniel Hand High School

Madison School District

Madison, 06443 / Suburb: Large

Record9–12High828 students

Branford High School

Branford School District

Branford, 06405 / Suburb: Large

Record9–12High818 students

Jonathan Law High School

Milford School District

Milford, 06460 / City: Small

Record9–12High815 students

Hamden Middle School

Hamden School District

Hamden, 06518 / Suburb: Large

Record7–8Middle811 students

Platt Technical High School

Connecticut Technical Education and Career System

Milford, 06461 / City: Small

Record9–12Vocational787 students

Education Data for South Central Connecticut Planning Region

Comprehensive education data for South Central Connecticut Planning Region is compiled from NCES and Census sources. Some metrics may not be available for all counties due to data collection boundaries.

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Data Sources

Education data sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and School District Finance Survey. School scores are derived composite metrics based on available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance signals.

Data is informational only. Coverage varies by county and reporting year. Not for use as the sole basis for educational decisions.

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