CT Public School Enrollment Shrinking 17% between 2004/5 and 2020/21

     Between 2006/7 and 2007/8, Connecticut's public schools reported a drop in enrollment of approximately 4,000 students for grades 1 through 12. A review of preliminary public school reports by the Connecticut State Data Center's Manager Orlando Rodriguez indicates that the 2007/8 school year marks the beginning of a long-term decline in the state's school age population.

     The loss of these 4,000 students is documented for each specific School District. We have also developed a table for Towns with the most growth and most decline, by Number and Percent, over just the last school year.


Public School Enrollment change 2006/ to 2007/8


Regional District Enrollment change 2006/7 to 2007/8
     In the period from 2004/5 up to 2020/21, Connecticut public schools may see enrollment drop by approximately 90,000 students or a loss of 17% from 2004/5 peak enrollment.    Read our Press Release

Forecasting School Enrollment in Rocky Hill, 2005 to 2030

     CtSDC's Manager Orlando Rodriguez has just submitted his K-12 Enrollment forecast to the town of Rocky Hill, which is experiencing continued growth in its school age population.
     When long-term demographic trends are factored into the Enrollment projection, however, there is strong evidence that the school age population will not out-grow Rocky Hill's current capability to enducate up to 3,000 students each year. Mr. Rodriguez also anticipates that the growth cycle will peak by 2009.    Read the Full Report

Education Impacts the Economy in New England

     A recent CCEA study, New England, 2020 documents and examines the complex relationship among demographic trends, educational attainment, and workforce requirements.
    This report shows that talhough increasing numbers of minorities begin programs in a more diverse range of higher education, the authors can still predict that almost all New England states will experience a decreasing proportion of their young population completing a bachelor's degree or higher.
    Given the potential for a reduction in trained workers entering the workplace, these researchers see an opportunity for public policy to offer some corrections.

Education Research


  1. Analysis from the Education Trust
  2. Research and Stats from the U.S. Department of Education

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