Enhancing Redding’s Future
Education Data Analysis
Redding and Region 9 Schools
Part 1of 3: Summary
February 17, 2021 1
Data Team Karen Gifford
Chris Hesketh-Tutton Claudio Rodrigo
Dan Souza
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Overview and Rationale
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§ Enhancing Redding’s Future (ERF) is a community group organized to focus on issues of importance to Redding. Since a quality school
system is an important attribute of the town and a recognized driver for prospective residents, ERF organized a small team of participants to create a statistical database useful for understanding key elements of the Redding education system.
§ The statistical database compares the cost and performance of Redding and Region 9 schools to other districts in District Reference Group (DRG) A, namely: Darien, Easton, New Canaan, Redding, Region 9, Ridgefield, Weston, Westport, and Wilton.
§ Data for the study were sourced primarily from the Connecticut Department of Education and, to a lesser extent, from Town Boards of Education and other sources.
§ The Education Data Analysis is intended to serve as a resource to the school system and town leaders as they engage in the process of
budgeting and strategic planning for the coming years. § The study is organized in three parts:
§ Part 1: Summary, comprises Key Observations cross referenced to supporting graphs in the Exhibits section.
§ Part 2: Analysis, elaborates on the observations in Section 1, and includes an Appendix containing details on data sources, notes on achievement measures, examples of standardized state computations, and other explanatory materials.
§ Part 3: EdSight Data Guide, was developed by the data team to provide a roadmap to the state’s education database. It details the study’s data collection process, location of data, and methodology. The Guide is intended for use by persons interested in accessing any of the data cited in the study.
§ The study covers primarily the 2012 – 2018 period for which comparable data are available across all school districts from CT Department of Education. Data for later years (2018-2020) are reflected in the report when available.
Table of Contents
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Contents Data Team Background Key Observations Graphs and Charts § Enrollment § Cost Per Student § Enrollment versus Cost Per Student § Student – Teacher Ratio
§ General Education § Special Education § Para-Professionals as Percent of Teaching Staff
§ Special Education Cost Increase § Special Education as Percentage of Total enrollment § Special Education versus General Education Cost Per Student Academic Achievement § SAT Results § AP Results. § NGAR § SBA: ELA § SBA: Math § College Acceptance Median Tax Revision History
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Data Team Backgrounds
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Chris Hesketh-Tutton is a Program Manager with a 30 year IBM career focused on the development and deployment of global management and employee productivity IT Service Offerings. Chris and wife Rebecca have lived in Redding since 2003 and their 4 children attended the Redding Schools. http://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisht
Dan Souza has forty years of experience in investment banking and finance with global financial institutions. Dan began his career at Merrill Lynch and later served as President of a SEC registered securities firm in NewYork, as Director of Asia Corporate Finance at First Boston and, earlier in his career, as Chief Operating Officer of a Citibank subsidiary. Prior to retirement, Dan co-founded and managed a private equity fund for 15 years. Dan received his MBA from Harvard Business School and BA with Honors from the University of Hong Kong. Dan and his wife Tania moved to Redding four years ago after over 20 years in Westport.
Karen Gifford has more than 40 years experience as an investment banker in the areas of corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, health care and public finance. She retired as a Managing Director of Merrill Lynch. Karen has served on the boards of Kaiser-Permanente, the Kingswood-Oxford School (emerita), the Community Service Society of NewYork and the Hunter College School of Social Work. A Redding resident since 1983, she has served on the board of the Mark Twain Library and remains a member of its Finance Committee; Karen is currently a member of the Board of Assessment Appeals.
Claudio Rodrigo has over 40 years of Operations Management experience working for Ford Motor Co., Revlon Cosmetics, Coca Cola Bottling Co of NY and 32 years with PepsiCo. Claudio has held various leadership positions within Engineering, Packaging and Equipment Development, Food Service and Beverage Operations Management. Claudio’s last position at PepsiCo was leading an organization of over 3,000, managing the Pepsi Equipment Services across the US and Canada. He is currently retired and has lived with his wife Joyce in Redding for the last 13 years.
Key Observations
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Comparisons of school data in this section are as follows: a) Region 9 (Joel Barlow High School) and Redding District (John Read Middle School and Redding Elementary School)
individually versus District Reference Group (DRG) A, and b) Redding’s share of Region 9 plus Redding (Redding Adjusted) versus DRG A. Notes: § DRG A numbers in all districts except Redding and Easton include K – 12 while Redding and Easton individual numbers include only K – 8. § CT Department of Education data account for Region 9 and Redding as separate districts; Redding Adjusted data are computed using the
percentage of students in Region 9 originating from Easton and Redding respectively. (See Explanatory Notes to Charts on page 13 for percentage allocations).
Enrollment: Exhibit 1 § Enrollment in CT schools statewide declined by 3.6% from 2012 - 2018. § DRG A schools averaged a decline of 8.03%; Redding declined 16.48% and Region 9 declined 19.72%. § Redding Adjusted: Declined 15.76%. Cost per student: Exhibit 2 § Redding: Redding has the highest cost per student versus DRG A during the period, increasing 14% from $20,322 to
$23,210. § Region 9: Experienced a 24% increase in cost, becoming the highest cost per student in DRG A in 2017-2018 at $24,176. § Redding Adjusted: Consistently had the highest cost per student in DRG A. In 2017-2018 at $24,023 Redding Adjusted was
20.84% above the DRG A average of $19,879. Enrollment versus Cost Per Student: Exhibit 3 § The data indicated a pattern of increasing cost per student as enrollment declined for Region 9, Redding and Redding
Adjusted, the pattern being more pronounced with Redding compared to Region 9.
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Key Observations
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General Education Student Teacher Ratio: Exhibit 4 Redding: § Student-teacher ratio was consistently the lowest among all schools, averaging 8.67 students per teacher for the period
compared to 11.15 for DRG A districts. Region 9: § Student-teacher ratio averaged 12.47 for the period compared to 11.15 for DRG A districts. Redding Adjusted: § Student-teacher ratio averaged 9.76 for the period compared to 11.15 for DRG A districts. Special Education Student Teacher Ratio: Exhibit 5 Redding: § Special Ed student-teacher average ratio during the period was consistently among the lowest at 2.94 compared to 4.11
for DRG A districts, ending the period in 2018 at 2.62. Region 9: § Special Ed student-teacher average ratio during the period was 6.6 compared to 4.11 for DRG A districts, declining from
7.99 in 2012, the highest in DRG A, to 4.61 in 2018. Redding Adjusted: § Special Ed Student-teacher average ratio during the period was 3.51 compared to 4.11 for DRG A districts, ending the
period in 2018 at 3.01.
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Para-Professionals as Percent of Total Teaching Staff: Exhibit 6 Redding: § Redding reported the highest percentage of Para-Professionals to Teaching Staff at 38.27%, or 57.36% above the DRG A
average of 24.32% for the latest reporting date (2018). Region 9: § In the same period, Region 9 reported the lowest percentage of Para-Professionals to Teaching Staff at 21.20%, or 12.83%
below the DRG A average of 24.32% for the latest reporting date (2018). Redding Adjusted: § Para-professionals were 33.92% of teaching staff, or 39.47% above the DRG A average of 24.32% for the latest reporting
date (2018). Special Education Cost Increase: Exhibit 7 § Special Education cost increases for the period 2012 - 2018: § Redding: 20.36% compared to DRG A 18.33%. § Region 9: 101.02% compared to DRG A 18.33%. (additional data through 2020 updates this to 62.86% - See Exhibit 9) § Redding Adjusted: 54.79% compared to DRG A 18.33%. Note: Cost increases correlate with the reduction in student teacher ratios and the increase in the percentage of special education students as a percentage of total student enrollment.
Special Education as Percentage of Total Enrollment: Exhibit 8 § Redding: Special education enrollment rose from 11.86% to 17.95% in the period 2012 - 2018 compared to 10.95%
average for DRG A. § Region 9: Special education enrollment rose minimally from 12.15% to 12.37% in the period 2012 – 2018 compared to
10.95% average for DRG A. § Redding Adjusted: Special Education as a percentage of total enrollment increased 33.16% over the period, from11.95%
to15.92% or 45.38% above the DRG A average ratio of 10.95%. ERF Education Data Analysis Part 1: Summary
Key Observations
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Special Ed. Versus Total Cost Per Student: Exhibit 9 Redding: § During 2012-2020 special education costs rose 19.88%($33,498 to $40,317), while total cost per
student rose 29.89% ($20,392 to $26,396). Region 9 § During 2012-2020 special education costs rose 62.86% ($30,666 to $49,942), while total cost per
student rose 44.58% ($19,522 to $28,226). Redding Adjusted § During the period 2012-2020 special education costs rose 31.93% ($32,559 to $42,955), while total
cost per student rose 36.30% ($19,863 to $27,075).
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Academic Achievement Academic achievement of Region 9 and Redding schools was mixed depending on the measurement used. Region 9 Achievement: § Next Generation Accountability Results (NGAR): NGAR ranked number one in 2018, the latest reporting year.
Exhibit 12 § SAT: Region 9 ranked lowest in DRG A in all SAT Median scores. Exhibits 10A and 10B § Advanced Placement (AP): Region 9 was consistently among the two lowest scoring DRG A schools in terms
of “Percent of Exams Taken with Scores 3, 4, 5”. Exhibit 11 John Read Middle School (JRMS) Achievement: § Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBA) § (Ranking: 1 High – 8 Low) § English Language Arts (ELA) ranking: consistently 7 or 8 Exhibit 13 § Mathematics ranking: improved from 7 (2014 – 2015) to 5 (2018 – 2019) Exhibit 14 Redding Elementary School (RES) Achievement § Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBA) § (Ranking: 1 High – 8 Low) § English Language Arts (ELA) ranking: declined from 2 (2014 – 2015) to 7 (2018 – 2019) Exhibit 13 § Mathematics ranking: consistently 2 Exhibit 14
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College Acceptance: Exhibit 15 Region 9 § College acceptance rate demonstrates greater variation than other DRG A districts.
§ Region 9 starts the period at 90.2% (2012 - 2013) ending 89.3% (2018 - 2019). § During the period Region 9 ranked in the 3 to 7 range (1=High, 7=Low), among DRG A high schools
as follows: § 2012-13 4/7 § 2013-14 7/7 § 2014-15 3/7 § 2015-16 5/7 § 2016-17 4/7 § 2017-18 7/7 § 2018-19 4/7
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DRG A Districts: Median Tax/Median Home Value - Exhibit 16
§ Redding residents spend 2.3% of their median home value in yearly taxes. The highest in DRG A Exhibit 16
For comparison:
§ The tax paid on the median house price in Redding at $13,310 is twice that for the same house price in Darien at $6,618.
§ Darien, with the lowest taxes rate at 1.14% of median home value, has one of the highest achieving school systems in DRG A.
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Exhibits:
Graphs and Charts
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Explanatory Notes To Charts
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Year ReddingShare% EastonShare%
2012-2013 54.07% 45.93%
2013-2014 54.88% 45.12%
2014-2015 54.10% 45.90%
2015-2016 53.31% 46.69%
2016-2017 52.81% 47.19%
2017-2018 53.50% 46.50%
2018-2019 55.27% 44.73%
2019-2020 57.61% 42.39%
2020-2021 54.32% 45.68%
Region 9 Percentage Allocation § Per CT Department of Education Region 9 is
reported as a distinct school district. § The Region 9 budget is allocated between
Redding and Easton based on the proportion of students originating from each town. (Indicated in the table at right).
Redding Adjusted Data § Where appropriate in the charts that follow, the
percentage allocations have been utilized to provide a view of ‘Redding Adjusted’ data reflecting Redding’s combined high school, middle school and elementary schools versus those of other districts.
*Spreadsheet calculations have been made to obtain the percentages
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Enrollment - Exhibit 1 § DRG A school districts experienced
declines in enrollment across the board in the last five years averaging -8.03%.
§ Region 9 and Redding School District, saw reductions of -19.72% and -16.48% respectively.
§ These declines the in DRG A were 67% above the decline of the next closest school districts, Ridgefield and Wilton, each losing -9% of its students in the same period.
§ Redding Adjusted saw a reduction of -15.76%.
§ Overall trends are variable with some improvement at the end of the period.
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Cost Per Student - Exhibit 2
Redding § Redding school district experienced
increases in cost per student of 14% ($2,888) from $20,322 to $23,210 in the six-year period 2012 – 2018.
Region 9 § Region 9 school district experienced
increases in cost per student of 24% ($4,654) from $19,522 to $24,176 in the six-year period 2012 – 2018.
Redding Adjusted § Consistently ranks as the highest cost per
student in DRG A § In 2017-2018 at $24,023 Redding Adjusted
was 20.84% above the DRG A average of $19,879.
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*Data source: http://edsight.ct.gov/SASPortal/main.do *Spreadsheet calculations have been made to obtain the percentages
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Enrollment v Cost Per Student - Exhibit 3 Redding: § Enrollment declined significantly in the past five years
correlating with a steep increase in cost per student in 2017 - 2020, notably in the two most recent years.
Region 9: § Enrollment declined at a slower rate than Redding but cost
per student rose significantly in 2018 – 2019, remaining elevated in 2019 – 2020.
Redding Adjusted: § Enrollment declined significantly in the past five years
correlating with a consistent increase in cost per student over the period.
*Data source: http://edsight.ct.gov/SASPortal/main.do *Spreadsheet calculations have been made to obtain the percentages
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Student Teacher Ratio: General Education - Exhibit 4
Redding § General Ed student-teacher ratio was
consistently the lowest among DRG A, averaging 8.67 students per teacher. (DRG A average 11.15)
Region 9 § General Ed Student-teacher ratio
averaged 12.47 for the same period. § The ratio was consistently one of the two
highest among DRG A districts.
Redding Adjusted § General Ed student-teacher ratio was
consistently the lowest among DRG A, averaging 9.76 students per teacher.
§ This average corresponded with the DRG A average of 11.15 students per teacher over the same period.
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*Data source: http://edsight.ct.gov/SASPortal/main.do *Spreadsheet calculations have been made to obtain the ratios *
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Student Teacher Ratio: Special Education - Exhibit 5 Redding § Special Ed student-teacher ratio averages
2.94 over data period compared to 4.11 for DRG A.
§ Starting in 2014 – 2015 the ratio declined reaching the lowest level among DRG A by 2018 at 2.62 students per teacher.
Region 9 § From 2012 – 2016 Region 9 had the
highest student-teacher ratio at 7.99. § However by 2018 the ratio reduced to
4.61 students per teacher.
Redding Adjusted § Special Ed student-teacher ratio is among
the lowest in DRG A averaging 3.57. § In 2017 and 2018 the ratio was 3.01 the
lowest in DRG A. § DRG A average ratio is 4.11.
*Data source: http://edsight.ct.gov/SASPortal/main.do *Spreadsheet calculations have been made to obtain the ratios *
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Para Professionals as Percent of Teaching Staff - Exhibit 6
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Redding § Reports highest percentage of Para
Professionals as a proportion of the Teaching staff currently at 38.27%, or 57.36% above the DRG A average of 24.32%.
Region 9 § Reports the lowest percentage of Para
Professionals as a proportion of the Teaching staff currently at 21.20%, or 12.83% below the DRG A average of 24.32%.
Redding Adjusted § Reports a consistently high percentage of
Para Professionals as a proportion of the Teaching staff. Currently ranks the highest in DRG A at 33.92%, or 39.47% above the DRG A average of 24.32%.
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*Data source: http://edsight.ct.gov/SASPortal/main.do
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Special Education Cost Increase - Exhibit 7
Redding § For the data period special ed. cost per student
rose by 20.36% compared to the DRG A average increase of 18.33%.
§ Special ed. cost per student of $40,317 was fourth highest among DRG A in 2018.
Region 9 § For the data period special ed. cost per student
rose by 101.02% compared to DRG A average increase of 18.33%.
§ Cost rose from $30,666 to $61,643. Redding Adjusted § Redding Adjusted saw a 54.79% rise in the
special education cost per student over the time period from $32,559 to $50,396.
§ DRG A average cost $43,824 with an average cost increase for the period of 18.33%.
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*Data source: http://edsight.ct.gov/SASPortal/main.do
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Special Ed Students As Percentage Of Total Enrollment - Exhibit 8 Redding § Redding has seen a 51.36% increase in the
number of special ed. students from 11.86% to 17.95%. DRG A average increase 10.95%.
Region 9 § Percentage of special ed. students has been
consistent through the data period averaging 11.8. There was a minimal increase of 1.8% over the period.
Redding Adjusted § Redding Adjusted ratio of special ed. students
as a proportion of total students is consistently the highest in DRG A.
§ The ratio has increased 33.16% over the period from 11.95% to 15.92% or 45.38% above the DRG A average ratio of 10.95%.
Note: Ridgefield graph line terminates at 2017-2018, data not available for 2018-2019
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*Data source: http://edsight.ct.gov/SASPortal/main.do *Spreadsheet calculations have been made to obtain the ratios *
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Special Ed v Total Cost Per Student - Exhibit 9
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Redding Increase in special education cost: § 2012 - 2018 20.36% ($33,498 to $40,317) . § 2012 - 2020 19.88% ($33,498 to $40,157). § For 2012 - 2020 the total cost per Student
rose 29.89% ($20,322 to $26,396) . Region 9 Increase in special education cost: § 2012 - 2018 101.02% ($30,666 to $61,643). § 2012 - 2020 62.86% ($30,666 to $49,942). § For 2012 - 2020 the total cost per student
rose 44.58% ($19,522 to $28,226). Redding Adjusted Increase in special education cost: § 2012 - 2018 54.79% ($32,559 to $50,396). § 2012 - 2020 31.93% ($32,559 to $42,9559). § For 2012 - 2020 the total cost per student
rose 36.30% ($19,863 to $27,075).
**Note: Chart covers 2012 - 2020 period: Last two years sourced from BOE budget
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*Data source: http://edsight.ct.gov/SASPortal/main.do *Spreadsheet calculations have been made to obtain the ratios *
Exhibits: Academic Achievement
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SAT Mean Scores (2012-2016) - Exhibit 10A § From 2012 – 2016, SAT test results were
reported as Writing mean, Mathematics mean and Critical Reading mean.
§ In those years Regional 9 scored lowest among all other high schools in all three categories.
*Data source: http://edsight.ct.gov/SASPortal/main.do
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SAT Mean Scores (2017-2018) - Exhibit 10B
§ In 2017 – 2018, SAT test results were reported as Mathematics mean, Total mean and ERW mean.
§ During this period Region 9 scored lowest among all other high schools in all three categories.
*Data source: http://edsight.ct.gov/SASPortal/main.do
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AP Mean Scores (2012-2018) - Exhibit 11
§ Average Number of AP Exams per taker in 2012 – 2018 for Region 9 was lowest among all DRG A high schools.
§ A significant increase in Exams per taker was noted in the latter three years of the period.
§ In terms of Percent of Exams Taken
with Scores 3, 4, or 5, Region 9 was consistently among the two lowest scoring schools, with notable declines in scores in the latest two years.
*Data source: http://edsight.ct.gov/SASPortal/main.do
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Next Generation Accountability Score (NGAR) - Exhibit 12
Redding: § Redding NGAR ranking among DRG A
districts ranged from 5 – 7 out of 9 in the five-year period to 2019.
§ In the last 2 years of the period, Redding rankings were 5 and 6.
Region 9: § Region 9 NGAR rankings among 9
DRG A districts from 2014 – 2019 were: 6, 3, 2, 1, 1.
§ Of note is Region 9’s number 1 rankings in the latest 2 years of the period.
*Data source: http://edsight.ct.gov/SASPortal/main.do
*Ranked scores are a calculation
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Note: Region 9 and Wilton rank equally, hence both show as blue dotted line
2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019Darien 2 4 3 4 5Easton 7 5 7 7 7NewCanaan 1 1 1 2 2Redding 5 7 6 5 6Region9 6 3 2 1 1Ridgefield 4 6 4 6 3Weston 3 2 5 3 4Westport 2 4 3 4 5Wilton 6 3 2 1 1
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SBA English Language Arts (ELA) - Exhibit 13
Redding Elementary School: § Trended downward from No. 2 in
2014/15 and 2015/16 to No. 7 in 2018/19.
John Read Middle School : § Consistently ranked 7th or 8th of 8
from 2014/15 to 2018/19.
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*Data source: http://edsight.ct.gov/SASPortal/main.do 72.0
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SBA Math Results - Exhibit 14
Redding Elementary School: § Consistently ranked no. 2 behind
Darien (5 years ending 2019). John Read Middle School: § Consistently ranked middle to lower
half of DRG A. § Improved from 7th of 8 (2014/15) to 5th
(2018/19).
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*Data source: http://edsight.ct.gov/SASPortal/main.do
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Region 9 College Acceptance - Exhibit 15
§ College acceptance rate demonstrates greater variation than other DRG A districts.
§ Region 9 starts the period at 90.2% (2012 - 2013) ending 89.3% (2018 - 2019).
§ During the period Region 9 ranked in
the 3 to 7 range (1=High, 7=Low), among DRG A high schools as follows:
§ 2012-13 4/7 § 2013-14 7/7 § 2014-15 3/7 § 2015-16 5/7 § 2016-17 4/7 § 2017-18 7/7 § 2018-19 4/7
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*Data source: http://edsight.ct.gov/SASPortal/main.do
2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019Darien 92.5 90.8 89.5 89.5 86.8 90.1 87.8NewCanaan 89.1 90.4 88 88.2 91.1 86 88.9Region9 90.2 86.1 90.2 88.2 86.8 81.7 89.3Ridgefield 89.1 89 89.8 91.2 89 92.5 92Weston 90.6 92 92.6 89.4 86.4 92.6 91.7Wesport 90.3 91.7 89.3 87.1 86.4 88 88.7Wilton 88.3 88.4 91.6 87.8 88.9 92.5 90
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Median Tax
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DRG A Districts: Median Tax/Median Home Value - Exhibit 16
§ Redding residents spend the highest percentage of median home value in yearly taxes (2.3%) in DRG A.
For comparison:
§ The tax paid on the median house price in Redding at $13,310 is twice that for the same house price in Darien at $6,618.
§ Darien, with the lowest taxes rate at 1.14% of median home value, has one of highest achieving school systems in DRG A.
1.00% 1.20% 1.40% 1.60% 1.80% 2.00% 2.20% 2.40%
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DARIEN EASTON NEWCANAAN REDDING RIDGEFIELD WESTON WESTPORT WILTON
MEDIANTAX/MEDIANHOMEVALUE(%) 1.14% 2.17% 1.27% 2.30% 1.97% 2.27% 1.17% 1.92%
MEDIANTAX/MEDIANHOMEVALUE(%)
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*Data sources:
§ Median price of homes listed on Zillow as of August 25, 2020
§ Based on US Census Bureau "2013 - 2017 American Community Survey Five-Year Estimate" adjusted for 2.61% increase
Document Revision History
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Documents Revision History
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Date Version Page Number Revision Detail Name
1/9/2021 Final All Document release Chris Hesketh-Tutton
2/17/2021 Final R1 Page 5: Enrollment Exhibit 1 Update to average Enrollment data for all of DRG A Chris Hesketh-Tutton
2/17/2021 Final R1 Page 14: Enrollment Graph Exhibit 1
1. Updated Enrollment Graph to reflect revised averages
2. Addition of Enrollment trends graph for Redding and Region 9
Chris Hesketh-Tutton