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

No. Use the Western 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 Western 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 Western Connecticut Planning Region?

Start with the 148 listed public schools and 20 district entries, then compare similar grade bands and confirm the address-level rules locally.

Western Connecticut Planning Region Schools & Education

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

Western 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

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Graduation Rate

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National avg 87.5%

Education Statistics

Education Data Brief: Western Connecticut Planning Region

Measured School Summary

school metric data for Western Connecticut Planning Region is currently unavailable.

Funding Context

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

Neighbor Context

Comparison data for Western Connecticut Planning Region against Connecticut averages is limited.

School Data Brief

How to read Western 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

148 public schools and 20 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

148

20 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

Western Connecticut Planning Region has 148 public schools across 20 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 Western 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

Western 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 100% 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.

Stamford School District

Elementary to high school visible

15,640 students

Elementary 13Middle 5High 3Other 0

21 listed schools in this county slice.

Danbury School District

Elementary to high school visible

11,994 students

Elementary 13Middle 3High 1Other 2

19 listed schools in this county slice.

Norwalk School District

Elementary to high school visible

11,405 students

Elementary 13Middle 4High 4Other 1

22 listed schools in this county slice.

Greenwich School District

Elementary to high school visible

8,469 students

Elementary 11Middle 3High 1Other 0

15 listed schools in this county slice.

District reality check

Norwalk School District is the largest listed district slice, with 22 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 Western Connecticut Planning Region?

Do the neighborhoods we like fall inside the same district, or are we comparing different Western 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?

Are the largest listed schools the ones our address can actually attend, or are they only county-level context?

School Overview

Total Schools

148

in Western Connecticut Planning Region

Reported Enrollment

91,220

148 schools reporting

School Districts

districts

Charter Schools

1% of total

School Level Breakdown

Elementary92

Middle30

High23

Other3

20 School Districts in Western Connecticut Planning Region

Stamford School District

Danbury School District

Norwalk School District

Greenwich School District

Westport School District

Darien School District

Ridgefield School District

New Canaan School District

Newtown School District

Wilton School District

148 Public Schools in Western Connecticut Planning Region

Sorted by reported enrollment. Dedicated profile pages are available for 18 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 Western Connecticut Planning Region, including district, location, profile availability, grades, type, and enrollment.
School Name	Profile	District	Location	Grades	Type / Flags	Reported Enrollment
Danbury High School	Profile	Danbury School District	Danbury, 06811City: Small	9–12	High	3,590
Greenwich High School	Profile	Greenwich School District	Greenwich, 06830Suburb: Large	9–12	High	2,668
Westhill High School	Profile	Stamford School District	Stamford, 06902City: Midsize	9–12	High	2,265
Stamford High School	Profile	Stamford School District	Stamford, 06902City: Midsize	9–12	High	2,048
Brien McMahon High School	Profile	Norwalk School District	Norwalk, 06854City: Small	9–12	High	1,711
Staples High School	Profile	Westport School District	Westport, 06880Suburb: Large	9–12	High	1,686
Norwalk High School	Profile	Norwalk School District	Norwalk, 06851City: Small	9–12	High	1,484
Ridgefield High School	Profile	Ridgefield School District	Ridgefield, 06877Suburb: Large	9–12	High	1,474
Darien High School	Profile	Darien School District	Darien, 06820Suburb: Large	9–12	High	1,415
Newtown High School	Profile	Newtown School District	Sandy Hook, 06482Suburb: Midsize	9–12	High	1,325
Saxe Middle School	Profile	New Canaan School District	New Canaan, 06840Suburb: Large	5–8	Middle	1,315
New Canaan High School	Profile	New Canaan School District	New Canaan, 06840Suburb: Large	9–12	High	1,294
New Milford High School	Profile	New Milford School District	New Milford, 06776Suburb: Midsize	9–12	High	1,247
Wilton High School	Profile	Wilton School District	Wilton, 06897Rural: Fringe	9–12	High	1,231
Middlesex Middle School	Profile	Darien School District	Darien, 06820Suburb: Large	6–8	Middle	1,068
Bethel High School	Profile	Bethel School District	Bethel, 06801Suburb: Midsize	9–12	High	1,063
Broadview Middle School	Profile	Danbury School District	Danbury, 06810City: Small	6–8	Middle	1,026
Rogers Park Middle School	Profile	Danbury School District	Danbury, 06810City: Small	6–8	Middle	950
Middlebrook School	Record	Wilton School District	Wilton, 06897Rural: Fringe	6–8	Middle	894
Brookfield High School	Record	Brookfield School District	Brookfield, 06804Suburb: Midsize	9–12	High	871

Danbury High School

Danbury School District

Danbury, 06811 / City: Small

Profile9–12High3,590 students

Greenwich High School

Greenwich School District

Greenwich, 06830 / Suburb: Large

Profile9–12High2,668 students

Westhill High School

Stamford School District

Stamford, 06902 / City: Midsize

Profile9–12High2,265 students

Stamford High School

Stamford School District

Stamford, 06902 / City: Midsize

Profile9–12High2,048 students

Brien McMahon High School

Norwalk School District

Norwalk, 06854 / City: Small

Profile9–12High1,711 students

Staples High School

Westport School District

Westport, 06880 / Suburb: Large

Profile9–12High1,686 students

Norwalk High School

Norwalk School District

Norwalk, 06851 / City: Small

Profile9–12High1,484 students

Ridgefield High School

Ridgefield School District

Ridgefield, 06877 / Suburb: Large

Profile9–12High1,474 students

Darien High School

Darien School District

Darien, 06820 / Suburb: Large

Profile9–12High1,415 students

Newtown High School

Newtown School District

Sandy Hook, 06482 / Suburb: Midsize

Profile9–12High1,325 students

Saxe Middle School

New Canaan School District

New Canaan, 06840 / Suburb: Large

Profile5–8Middle1,315 students

New Canaan High School

New Canaan School District

New Canaan, 06840 / Suburb: Large

Profile9–12High1,294 students

New Milford High School

New Milford School District

New Milford, 06776 / Suburb: Midsize

Profile9–12High1,247 students

Wilton High School

Wilton School District

Wilton, 06897 / Rural: Fringe

Profile9–12High1,231 students

Middlesex Middle School

Darien School District

Darien, 06820 / Suburb: Large

Profile6–8Middle1,068 students

Bethel High School

Bethel School District

Bethel, 06801 / Suburb: Midsize

Profile9–12High1,063 students

Broadview Middle School

Danbury School District

Danbury, 06810 / City: Small

Profile6–8Middle1,026 students

Rogers Park Middle School

Danbury School District

Danbury, 06810 / City: Small

Profile6–8Middle950 students

Middlebrook School

Wilton School District

Wilton, 06897 / Rural: Fringe

Record6–8Middle894 students

Brookfield High School

Brookfield School District

Brookfield, 06804 / Suburb: Midsize

Record9–12High871 students

Education Data for Western Connecticut Planning Region

Comprehensive education data for Western 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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