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Bethel School District

Bethel, Connecticut · Public school district · #48 of 109 Connecticut districts by enrollment

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3,227

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$19,904

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 9% below the Connecticut median

13.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Connecticut median 11.5

Bethel School District is a public school district based in Bethel, Connecticut, serving 3,227 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #48 of the 109 Connecticut districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 56% of them. Its schools average 645 students each, more than the Connecticut median of 508. It spends about $19,904 per student on day-to-day operations, 9% less than the Connecticut median. It has roughly 13.1 students per teacher.

How Bethel compares

BethelConnecticut median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$19,904

Connecticut median $21,960 · 9% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$11,914

Connecticut median $13,098 · 9% below · FY2020-21

Students per school645

Connecticut median 508 · 27% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher13.1

Connecticut median 11.5 · 14% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor323

Connecticut median 321 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$76.5 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 3%State 35%Local 62%

Measure	Bethel	Connecticut median	Year
Current spending per student	$19,904	$21,960	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$11,914	$13,098	FY2020-21
Total spending	$75.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$76.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	247	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	525	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	13.1	11.5	2024-25
Students per counselor	323	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
Norwich School DistrictNorwich	3,291	9	$23,481	11.3	#45
Windsor School DistrictWindsor	3,266	6	$24,555	10.3	#46
Vernon School DistrictVernon	3,236	7	$22,072	10.9	#47
Bethel School DistrictBethel · this district	3,227	5	$19,904	13.1	#48
North Haven School DistrictNorth Haven	3,214	6	$21,238	11.6	#49

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215Lansing, IL	3,228	$17,243	15.5
Woodland Hills School DistrictN. Braddock, PA	3,228	$19,297	13.2
Timberlane Regional School DistrictPlaistow, NH	3,227	$20,813	11.7
Alcorn School DistrictCorinth, MS	3,226	$9,619	10.5

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-bethel-school-district