This infographic from the Connecticut General Assembly's Office of Fiscal Analysis illustrates the workings of the Education Cost Sharing (ECS) formula. The ECS formula is the method the state legislature has established to distribute approximately $2.36 billion in state education funding to local and regional public school districts.
Citation
Connecticut General Assembly, Office of Fiscal Analysis. (2024). The ECS Formula [Infographic]. Hartford, CT: Author. Retrieved from https://www.cga.ct.gov/ofa/Documents/year/SMF/2025SMF-20240725_Education%20Cost%20Sharing%20%28ECS%29%20Formula%20-%20Infographic%20%28July%202024%29.pdf.