This year, twenty-nine school districts are participating in the Capitol Region Choice Program. The level of participation varies among districts with the smallest having only 1 student and largest having 90.

The decision by districts to participate in the Choice Program depends on the spaces available for new students. Once a Hartford student is placed in a suburban district through the Choice Program, the student is the responsibility of that district until they graduate.

Suburban students also come to schools in Hartford through the Choice Program. The schools in Hartford that had openings this year are the classical magnet schools, the charter schools and the high school academies.