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The following is a list of public school districts in Connecticut.. The majority of school districts are dependent on town and municipal governments. The U.S. Census Bureau counts the regional school districts, which are governed by independent school boards and cover at least two towns, as individual governments.
Suburban students can apply to Open Choice for the opportunity to attend Hartford public schools. Open Choice is no cost to families. The goals of the Open Choice program are to improve academic achievement; reduce racial, ethnic and economic isolation;and provide a choice of educational programs for children.
Hartford Public Schools (HPS) is a school district serving the city of Hartford, Connecticut. Hartford Public Schools is the largest public school district in Connecticut, serving 46 magnet and non-magnet schools in the district. The graduation rate for Hartford public schools in 2016–2017 was 68.8%, lower than the state average of 87.9%. [3]
There are four high schools in the Norwalk public school district, for grades 9-12: Norwalk High School is the home of the Norwalk Bears. The school was founded in 1902. Brien McMahon High School, named for Senator Brien McMahon, first chairman of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, was founded in 1960.
The Ridgefield School District is a public school district serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade in Ridgefield, Connecticut, United States.. As of the 2017-18 school year, the district, comprising nine schools, had an enrollment of 4,908 students and 398.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
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The district serves over 18,000 students. Waterbury is notable as the first school district in Connecticut to establish a dress code for all students. Waterbury Public Schools operates under the leadership of a superintendent and a board of education that consists of 10 elected members and the city mayor.
On September 5, 2023 the West Hartford board of education voted 4-0 for Democrat LaToya Fernandez to fill out the remaining time in Jason O. Chang's term. West Hartford Board of Education Chairperson Lorna Thomas-Farquharson supported Fernandez by saying, "I think it again demonstrates that we don't take steps like this lightly," she said.