Connecticut school district outcomes vs. Massachusetts average
Full annual panel, 2009–2024 · source: NECM/SEDA merged file · % Adequacy = ppcstot / sim_cost_2_bd · Y-axis = CT outcome index minus that year's MA average outcome index
Bubble chart plotting each Connecticut school district's outcome index distance from that year's Massachusetts average outcome index, against spending as a percent of an alternate estimated adequate cost (sim_cost_2_bd), with a year selector from 2009 to 2024 and bubble size showing enrollment. Selected districts are highlighted in distinct colors.
Y-axis = CT district outcome index − Massachusetts's average outcome index that same year (signed gap; negative = below MA average). % Adequacy uses sim_cost_2_bd. Each selected district gets its own color, matched to its chip below.