Side By Side Charter School District

Located at 10 Chestnut Street in Norwalk, Connecticut, Side By Side Charter School District operates as an open, independent public charter district centered on a single instructional facility. Situated within a large suburban setting in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metropolitan area, the district offers families a focused learning environment serving 236 students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. The student body reflects a rich variety of cultural backgrounds—comprising 144 Hispanic, 52 Black, 23 White, 14 multiracial, and 3 Asian students—creating a vibrant multicultural community with balanced gender representation across all primary and middle school grade levels.

To deliver personalized educational opportunities and well-rounded care, the district maintains an exceptionally supportive staffing infrastructure. A dedicated faculty of 29.2 full-time equivalent (FTE) teachers works alongside 14.5 FTE instructional aides, establishing an advantageous student-to-educator ratio that allows for tailored instruction across early childhood and lower-secondary classrooms. The academic staff is further anchored by 64.5 FTE support personnel, bringing the district’s total workforce to over 108 FTE dedicated professionals. This comprehensive staffing structure ensures robust wraps-around services, developmental support, and administrative stability, positioning the district as both a nurturing community choice for local families and a compelling subject of study for educational researchers evaluating small-scale charter models.