Elementary and Secondary Schools in Connecticut

Elementary and Secondary Schools (NAICS 611110) in Connecticut reports 17,916 workers across 272 establishments, with $1.1B of aggregate annual payroll flowing through Census CBP 2023 filings. That represents 1.5% of national employment for this industry, a concentration ratio that tells you whether Connecticut is a primary labor market for this NAICS code or a smaller satellite. A share above 5% signals a meaningful regional cluster; below 1% usually means the state is not a structural fit for this industry at scale. Connecticut accounts for 1.2% of the national Elementary and Secondary Schools establishment count (272 of 23,201), according to Census County Business Patterns.

Wage benchmarking is where state-level data earns its keep. The average annual compensation for Elementary and Secondary Schools employees in Connecticut is $61,441/yr, versus a national average of $48,283/yr. Connecticut pays above the national average for this industry, which usually reflects higher skill concentration, union density, or regional cost of living.

Profitability data is only available at the national level because the IRS Statistics of Income program does not publish state-level margin breakdowns. The national net profit margin for Elementary and Secondary Schools is not reported, and while margins do vary by state, the direction of variance usually follows labor cost and establishment size, both shown above. For a complete picture, pair this state-industry view with the Elementary and Secondary Schools national page (entity structure, SBA lending, sub-industries) and the Connecticut overview (top employers, payroll dispersion across industries).