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Ansonia School District

Ansonia, Connecticut · Public school district · #63 of 109 Connecticut districts by enrollment

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2,404

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$18,751

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 15% below the Connecticut median

14.5

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Connecticut median 11.5

Ansonia School District is a public school district based in Ansonia, Connecticut, serving 2,404 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #63 of the 109 Connecticut districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 43% of them. Its schools average 601 students each, more than the Connecticut median of 508. It spends about $18,751 per student on day-to-day operations, 15% less than the Connecticut median. It has roughly 14.5 students per teacher.

How Ansonia compares

AnsoniaConnecticut median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$18,751

Connecticut median $21,960 · 15% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$12,256

Connecticut median $13,098 · 6% below · FY2020-21

Students per school601

Connecticut median 508 · 18% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher14.5

Connecticut median 11.5 · 26% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor343

Connecticut median 321 · 7% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$50.0 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 10%State 54%Local 36%

Measure	Ansonia	Connecticut median	Year
Current spending per student	$18,751	$21,960	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$12,256	$13,098	FY2020-21
Total spending	$49.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$50.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	166	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	408	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	14.5	11.5	2024-25
Students per counselor	343	321	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Connecticut median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Peer districts in Connecticut

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
East Lyme School DistrictEast Lyme	2,500	5	$22,982	10.0	#61
Madison School DistrictMadison	2,445	5	$25,594	10.3	#62
Ansonia School DistrictAnsonia · this district	2,404	4	$18,751	14.5	#63
Killingly School DistrictDanielson	2,392	4	$20,720	11.8	#64
Ledyard School DistrictLedyard	2,347	5	$18,495	11.7	#65

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Matteson ESD 162Richton Park, IL	2,405	$16,481	12.9
Taft CityTaft, CA	2,404	$13,371	21.3
Weatherford Public SchoolsWeatherford, OK	2,404	$9,126	16.6
South Tippah School DistrictRipley, MS	2,403	$10,155	12.3

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-ct-ansonia-school-district