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title: Guide to Connecticut's Magnet Schools
description: This report examines the administration, funding, and history of Connecticut's interdistrict and intradistrict magnet schools.
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# [Guide to Connecticut's Magnet Schools](https://schoolstatefinance.org/reports/guide-to-connecticuts-magnet-schools)

 Written by [School + State Finance Project](https://schoolstatefinance.org/reports/author/ssfp) | Jul 23, 2026 6:00:00 PM

This report examines the administration, funding, and history of Connecticut's interdistrict and intradistrict magnet schools. Included in this report are answers to frequently asked questions, a timeline of significant moments in the history of magnet schools in Connecticut, and information about magnet school enrollment and sending district tuition.

*Originally published in November 2018 — and revised in February 2021, December 2021, October 2024, and July 2026 — this report has been updated with statutory and policy changes.*

**Citation  
**School and State Finance Project. (2026). *Guide to Connecticut's Magnet Schools*. Southington, CT: Author. Retrieved from [https://files.schoolstatefinance.org/hubfs/Reports/Guide%20to%20CTs%20Magnet%20Schools.pdf](https://schoolstatefinance.org/hubfs/Reports/Guide%20to%20CTs%20Magnet%20Schools.pdf).

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