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School Comparison

Sterling Community School
vs.
Voluntown Elementary School

A side-by-side view of publicly reported data for these two schools.

Sterling Community School
Voluntown Elementary School
  • Sterling Community School reported a higher chronically absent students than Voluntown Elementary School (61 vs. 15).
  • Sterling Community School reported a higher in-school suspensions than Voluntown Elementary School (16 vs. 0).
  • Sterling Community School reported a higher out-of-school suspensions than Voluntown Elementary School (3 vs. 0).
  • Source Data Limit: 4 metrics are directly comparable between the two schools.
  • Source Data Limit: 1 additional metric is reported by only one school.

Attendance

How consistently students are present

Sterling Community School reported a higher chronically absent students than Voluntown Elementary School (61 vs. 15).

School Environment

Disciplinary actions from the Civil Rights Data Collection

Sterling Community School reported a higher in-school suspensions than Voluntown Elementary School (16 vs. 0).

Staffing & Support

Counselor and support staff capacity

Voluntown Elementary School reported a higher counselors (full time employee) than Sterling Community School (1 vs. 0).

Subgroup Analysis

Comparing reported values between specific student populations where both schools have data.

6 subgroup comparisons available across both schools.

Reported Only at Voluntown Elementary School

1 metric was reported by Voluntown Elementary School. Comparable data for Sterling Community School is missing or suppressed.

Students per counselor
245:1

Contextual Indicators

District Context

District-level data describes the overarching school district, not the individual school.

Per-pupil spending
Sterling Community School
$23,080.5
Voluntown Elementary School
$26,708
Local revenue share
Sterling Community School
52.3%
Voluntown Elementary School
54.5%
State revenue share
Sterling Community School
41.8%
Voluntown Elementary School
39.7%
Federal revenue share
Sterling Community School
5.8%
Voluntown Elementary School
5.8%
District chronic absenteeism rate
Sterling Community School
21%
Voluntown Elementary School
7.4%

County Economics

Both schools are located in the same county.

Median household income
Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region
$87,564
Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region
$87,564
Poverty rate
Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region
8.6%
Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region
8.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher
Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region
26.2%
Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region
26.2%
Unemployment rate
Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region
3.1%
Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region
3.1%
This comparison is derived exclusively from publicly available federal and state datasets. It may not reflect the most current information. We encourage parents and families to supplement this data with information published directly on each school’s website, which may include more recent figures.