Connecticut Public School Attendance Rates by Student Group and District, 2022-23

State of Connecticut provides attendance rates for public school students PK-12 during the 2022-2023 school year, broken down by student group and district. The dataset includes rates for groups such as students experiencing homelessness, students with disabilities, and students by race/ethnicity. Data suppression is applied to safeguard student confidentiality.

Use Cases

• Compare attendance rates for students experiencing homelessness versus non-high needs students across Connecticut districts.
• Analyze the correlation between attendance and student group categories like English learners or those qualifying for free/reduced lunch.
• Identify districts with significant attendance gaps among student groups defined by race/ethnicity, such as Hispanic/Latino or Black/African American students.
• Assess the aggregate attendance rate for all high needs students, a group comprising English learners, special education recipients, and those qualifying for free/reduced lunch.

Strengths

• Data covers the complete 2022-2023 school year for public school students PK-12 across the state.
• Includes attendance rates for multiple defined student groups, enabling subgroup analysis.
• Implements data suppression rules to protect student confidentiality and prevent misinterpretation of small samples.

Limitations

• Specific row count, column count, and dataset size are unknown.
• Data suppression for confidentiality may result in missing values for certain groups or districts, limiting analysis.
• Geographic scope is limited to the state of Connecticut.

Provenance

Source

State of Connecticut

Collection Method

Collected from public school districts for state reporting.

Time Range

2022-2023 school year

Freshness

Data is from the 2022-2023 school year, with metadata last updated in January 2026.

Geography

Connecticut, United States