Connecticut

State	Student Enrollment 2008 Total fall enrollment in grades K-12 as applicable.	Per Pupil Expenditure 2007 Revenue paid by school systems in a state divided by enrollment, including funds from federal, state, and local sources spent on day to day operating expenses like teacher salaries, but not capital expenses like school construction.	Federal Revenue Per Pupil 2007 Federal revenues divided by fall enrollment as reported in the state finance file, found in the CCD National Public Education Financial Survey.	Student Poverty Rate 2008 Percent of children in a state ages 5 to 17 living beneath the Census Bureau's poverty line. In 2008, the poverty income threshold for a family of four was $21,834.	Nationally Defined Graduation Rate 2007 Four year freshman cohort graduation rate as calculated by the U.S. Department of Education.
Connecticut	570,626	$13,659	$730	10.5%	81.8%
Rhode Island	147,629	$13,453	$1,144	14.8%	78.4%
Vermont	94,038	$13,629	$1,019	10.6%	88.6%
Wyoming	86,422	$13,266	$1,313	9.8%	75.8%

Comparison		within ± 5%
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