Naugatuck
White Students Fell Below 50% in 2020. The Gap Keeps Widening.
In 2011, nearly two out of three students in Connecticut's public schools were white. In 2020, the share crossed below 50% for the first time. Six years later, it stands at 44.7%, and the gap between ...
The Majority-Minority Wave Reaches the Suburbs
In 2011, Ansonia was barely on the line. White students made up 51.9% of the district's enrollment, a slim majority in a small city wedged between New Haven and Derby along the Naugatuck River. By 202...
Connecticut Lost 124,518 White Students in 15 Years
In 2010-11, three out of five students in Connecticut public schools were white. Fifteen years later, white students are a minority. The state lost 124,518 white students over that span, a 35.9% decli...