Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS

Located at 376 Hartford Turnpike in Hampton, Connecticut, the Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center serves as a vital specialized public educational district operating within a distant town setting in the broader Putnam region. Operating as an active, non-charter regional entity, the district manages two operational schools dedicated primarily to special education and vocational programming. Serving students from second through twelfth grade, the district maintains a particularly strong focus on secondary education, with the vast majority of its enrollment concentrated in the high school grades to provide targeted academic, vocational, and developmental pathways for its learners.

The district currently enrolls 367 students, representing a diverse background that includes 235 White, 75 Hispanic, 35 multi-racial, and 15 Black students, with a student body breakdown of 195 female and 165 male learners. Reflecting its dedicated mission as a regional service provider, the district features an exceptionally robust staffing context designed to deliver intensive, individualized support. With nearly 119 full-time equivalent teachers, 98 instructional aides, and more than 525 support staff members—bringing total district personnel to over 740 full-time equivalents—the center offers an extraordinarily resource-rich environment tailored to meet complex educational, therapeutic, and vocational needs across Eastern Connecticut.