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.
Municipal Fiscal Indicators contains the most current financial data available for each of Connecticut's 169 municipalities. This database of information includes selected demographic and economic data relating to, or having an impact upon, a municipality’s financial condition. The most recent edition is for the Fiscal Years Ended 2018-2022.
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.
This research report from the Connecticut General Assembly's nonpartisan Office of Legislative Research summarizes financial grants the State of Connecticut provides to municipalities.
This research report from the Connecticut General Assembly's nonpartisan Office of Legislative Research describes how the Connecticut State Department of Education enforces the Minimum Budget Requirement (MBR), which prohibits a town from budgeting less for education in an upcoming fiscal year than it did in the previous year.
This research report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston's New England Public Policy Center measures nonschool fiscal disparities in Connecticut and aims to identify the factors that are driving said fiscal disparities. The report also examines the extent to which existing nonschool municipal grant programs address the existing disparities.