District profile / Connecticut

Bloomfield School District

Bloomfield, Connecticut · Public school district · #80 of 109 Connecticut districts by enrollment

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1,897

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$28,919

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 32% above the Connecticut median

10.4

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Connecticut median 11.5

Bloomfield School District is a public school district based in Bloomfield, Connecticut, serving 1,897 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #80 of the 109 Connecticut districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 27% of them. Its schools average 271 students each, fewer than the Connecticut median of 508. It spends about $28,919 per student on day-to-day operations, 32% more than the Connecticut median. It has roughly 10.4 students per teacher.

How Bloomfield compares

BloomfieldConnecticut median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$28,919

Connecticut median $21,960 · 32% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$17,023

Connecticut median $13,098 · 30% above · FY2020-21

Students per school271

Connecticut median 508 · 47% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher10.4

Connecticut median 11.5 · 10% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor271

Connecticut median 321 · 16% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$71.3 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 4%State 32%Local 64%

Measure	Bloomfield	Connecticut median	Year
Current spending per student	$28,919	$21,960	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$17,023	$13,098	FY2020-21
Total spending	$67.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$71.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	182	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	502	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	10.4	11.5	2024-25
Students per counselor	271	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
Regional School District 16Prospect	1,898	4	$22,049	11.2	#79
Bloomfield School DistrictBloomfield · this district	1,897	7	$28,919	10.4	#80
Plainfield School DistrictPlainfield	1,886	5	$20,377	11.2	#81
Cromwell School DistrictCromwell	1,841	4	$19,051	11.2	#82
Griswold School DistrictGriswold	1,823	4	$20,219	13.2	#83

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Indian Creek LocalWintersville, OH	1,899	$10,890	15.8
Antigo Unified School DistrictAntigo, WI	1,899	$13,124	15.0
Wyomissing Area School DistrictWyomissing, PA	1,898	$17,416	12.6
Central Columbia School DistrictBloomsburg, PA	1,897	$17,153	13.7

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.

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