The Condition of Education in Connecticut is the Connecticut State Department of Education’s yearly status report on public education in the state. The report presents indicators that describe the progress of the public education system, the characteristics of its students and educators, and the resources expended. The report also incorporates key indicators around student engagement and student readiness for college and careers.
These files, from the Connecticut State Department of Education, detail the Minimum Budget Requirement (MBR) for each town. All Connecticut towns have a MBR that — with some exceptions — they must adhere to in providing funding to their local school districts. According to the MBR, a town may not budget less for education than it did in the previous fiscal year, unless it can demonstrate specific achievements or changes within the town’s local school district.
Monthly reports from the Connecticut General Assembly's Office of Fiscal Analysis detailing its most recent estimated General Fund budget projections.
Current and historic Education Cost Sharing (ECS) entitlements to Connecticut public school districts. The data, from the Connecticut State Department of Education, spans from the 2000-01 school year to the 2024-25 school year.
This 50-state comparison from the Education Commission of the States looks at how each state allocates K-12 funding to school districts. The comparison includes a look at each state's primary funding models, base per-student funding amounts, and student enrollment counts, and information about funding for special education services, English language learners, economically disadvantaged students, gifted and talented students, and small and rural school districts.
Tax incidence is a method of analysis that examines the impact of taxation. The tax incidence report from Connecticut's Department of Revenue Services (DRS) examines the impact of taxes on Connecticut households, analyzes the "results of the interplay of tax impacts," and provides an overview of Connecticut's tax environment.