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Berlin School District

Berlin, Connecticut · Public school district · #55 of 109 Connecticut districts by enrollment

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2,634

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$21,874

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Connecticut median

11.4

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Connecticut median 11.5

Berlin School District is a public school district based in Berlin, Connecticut, serving 2,634 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #55 of the 109 Connecticut districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 50% of them. Its schools average 527 students each, about the same as the Connecticut median of 508. It spends about $21,874 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 11.4 students per teacher.

How Berlin compares

BerlinConnecticut median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$21,874

Connecticut median $21,960 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$14,527

Connecticut median $13,098 · 11% above · FY2020-21

Students per school527

Connecticut median 508 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.4

Connecticut median 11.5 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor376

Connecticut median 321 · 17% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$68.3 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 3%State 24%Local 73%

Measure	Berlin	Connecticut median	Year
Current spending per student	$21,874	$21,960	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$14,527	$13,098	FY2020-21
Total spending	$65.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$68.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	232	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	572	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.4	11.5	2024-25
Students per counselor	376	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
Berlin School DistrictBerlin · this district	2,634	5	$21,874	11.4	#55
Branford School DistrictBranford	2,567	5	$25,206	10.6	#56
Brookfield School DistrictBrookfield	2,542	3	$20,553	12.6	#57
Rocky Hill School DistrictRocky Hill	2,539	5	$20,834	11.6	#58
Watertown School DistrictWatertown	2,528	5	$21,870	11.9	#59

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Lakeshore School District (Berrien)Stevensville, MI	2,635	$10,708	16.3
Ashtabula Area CityAshtabula, OH	2,635	$14,636	19.5
Plainwell Community SchoolsPlainwell, MI	2,634	$10,420	18.4
Rocky Point Union Free School DistrictRocky Point, NY	2,633	$26,974	11.7

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-berlin-school-district