Stamford
The 24-Point Gap That Shrank to 14
Correction (July 23, 2026): An earlier version said Hartford's graduation rate sat 14.7 points below Bloomfield's. The two rates, 78.6% and 83.3%, differ by 4.7 points; the figure has been corrected.
Connecticut Graduates 89% — and Can't Get Higher
Before the pandemic, Connecticut's graduation rate moved in one direction. From 2014-15 through 2018-19, the four-year cohort rate climbed from 87.0% to 88.3%, gaining about a third of a percentage po...
Connecticut Lost 10,640 Students in a Single Year
Correction (April 18, 2026): An earlier version of this article described a 2024 enrollment gain of 18,643 students. That figure reflected a reporting artifact in the state's TOTAL enrollment row, not...
Connecticut's English Learners Nearly Doubled, Then Vanished
For 15 years, English learner enrollment was the one number in Connecticut that moved in the right direction. While the state shed 66,739 students between 2010-11 and 2025-26, a loss of 11.8%, its Eng...
Connecticut Falls Below 500,000 Students for First Time in a Generation
Correction (April 18, 2026): An earlier version of this article described a 2023-24 enrollment "spike" of 18,643 students. That figure reflected a reporting artifact in the state's TOTAL enrollment ro...