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School districts in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region has 20 regular public school districts, enrolling 33,816 students in 2024–25. The largest is Groton School District (4,009 students, 12% of the county), followed by Norwich School District and Windham School District. 19 of the 20 offer kindergarten. Connecticut's kindergarten cutoff: turn 5 by September 1.
The 20 districts, largest first
| District and office | Grades | Schools | Students | Kindergarten | District office contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groton School District 1300 Flanders Road, Mystic | Pre-K–12 | 7 | 4,009 | 272 | (860) 572-2100 |
| Norwich School District 90 Town Street, Norwich | Pre-K–12 | 9 | 3,291 | 232 | (860) 823-4200 |
| Windham School District 355 High Street - Unit B, Willimantic | Pre-K–12 | 6 | 3,153 | 174 | (860) 465-2310 |
| New London School District 3 Shaws Cove Suite 201, New London | Pre-K–12 | 8 | 2,918 | 159 | (860) 447-6000 |
| East Lyme School District 165 Boston Post Road, East Lyme | Pre-K–12 | 5 | 2,500 | 149 | (860) 739-3966 |
| Ledyard School District 4 Blonder Boulevard, Ledyard | Pre-K–12 | 5 | 2,347 | 131 | (860) 464-9255 |
| Waterford School District 15 Rope Ferry Road, Waterford | Pre-K–12 | 5 | 2,281 | 125 | (860) 444-5801 |
| Colchester School District 127 Norwich Avenue Suite 202, Colchester | Pre-K–12 | 4 | 2,101 | 135 | (860) 537-7267 |
| Norwich Free Academy District 305 Broadway, Norwich | 9–12 | 1 | 2,097 | — | (860) 887-2505 |
| Montville School District 800 Old Colchester Road, Oakdale | Pre-K–12 | 5 | 2,001 | 122 | (860) 848-1228 |
| Griswold School District 211 Slater Avenue, Griswold | Pre-K–12 | 4 | 1,823 | 103 | (860) 376-7600 |
| Stonington School District 204 Mistuxet Ave., Mystic | Pre-K–12 | 4 | 1,722 | 119 | (860) 572-0506 |
| Lebanon School District 891 Exeter Road, Lebanon | Pre-K–12 | 3 | 968 | 48 | (860) 642-7795 |
| North Stonington School District 298 Norwich/Westerly Road, North Stonington | Pre-K–12 | 2 | 726 | 44 | (860) 535-2800 |
| Preston School District 1 Route 164, Preston | Pre-K–12 | 2 | 432 | 43 | (860) 889-6098 |
| Lisbon School District 15 Newent Road, Lisbon | Pre-K–12 | 1 | 422 | 38 | (860) 376-2403 |
| Salem School District 200 Hartford Road, Salem | Pre-K–12 | 1 | 392 | 46 | (860) 892-1223 |
| Sprague School District 25 Scotland Road, Baltic | Pre-K–12 | 1 | 265 | 14 | (860) 822-8264 |
| Franklin School District 206 Pond Road, North Franklin | Pre-K–12 | 1 | 188 | 13 | (860) 642-7063 |
| Bozrah School District 8 Bozrah Street Extension, Bozrah | Pre-K–8 | 1 | 180 | 19 | (860) 887-2561 |
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region at a glance
Together the 20 districts run 75 schools from offices in 18 towns. The smallest by enrollment is Bozrah School District, with 180 students; the median Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region district has 1,823. By grade span: 18 Pre-K–12, 1 9–12 and 1 Pre-K–8. Without kindergarten: Norwich Free Academy District (9–12).
Kindergarten in 2024–25, counting the 19 districts that report a K grade: 1,986 children. The biggest kindergarten was Groton School District's, with 272; Norwich School District had 232, and the smallest, Franklin School District, had 13.
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region holds 20 of Connecticut's 168 regular districts (12%) and 7.2% of its 471,251 public school students, ranking 2nd of 9 planning regions by number of districts and 6th by enrollment. By size, 12 enroll 1,000 to 4,999 and 8 have fewer than 1,000 students, and the average school here has about 451 students.
Which district am I in?
Each district draws its own attendance zones, so your home address decides it. There is no address lookup here; ask the district. Each one's own site:
Groton School District · Norwich School District · Windham School District · New London School District · East Lyme School District · Ledyard School District · Waterford School District · Colchester School District · Norwich Free Academy District · Montville School District · Griswold School District · Stonington School District · Lebanon School District · North Stonington School District · Preston School District · Lisbon School District · Salem School District · Sprague School District · Franklin School District · Bozrah School District
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