Although students of color account for almost half of the enrollment in Connecticut’s public schools, only about nine percent of educators are persons of color.
Most of the teachers of color are concentrated in the major cities of Hartford New Haven, New Britain and Bridgeport. Some smaller cities and towns, such as New London Bloomfield, also have sizable numbers of teachers of color.
Overall, 46 percent of students in the state’s public schools are persons of color while only about nine percent of educators — including administrators and teachers — are persons of color.
Following are the percentages of educators who are persons of color and students of color in selected cities and towns, according to a report from February 2019.
School District % of Minority % of Minority
Students Educators
Avon 33 3
Berlin 19 1
Bloomfield 90 25
Bridgeport 87 26
Danbury 66 12
East Granby 23 4
East Hartford 85 12
East Windsor 40 12
Enfield 29 3
Farmington 38 5
Glastonbury 28 4
Granby 14 4
Greenwich 38 10
Hartford 90 25
Manchester 64 10
Meriden 70 8
Middletown 52 9
New Britain 80 18
New Haven 87 26
New London 81 19
Newington 40 4
Redding 16 3
Rock Hill 44 3
Simsbury 24 2
South Windsor 39 5
Stamford 70 16
Vernon 42 5
Waterbury 82 13
West Hartford 43 8
Westport 18 5
Windsor 74 17
Windsor Locks 39 6