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Branford School District

Branford, Connecticut · Public school district · #56 of 109 Connecticut districts by enrollment

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2,567

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$25,206

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 15% above the Connecticut median

10.6

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Connecticut median 11.5

Branford School District is a public school district based in Branford, Connecticut, serving 2,567 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #56 of the 109 Connecticut districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 49% of them. Its schools average 513 students each, about the same as the Connecticut median of 508. It spends about $25,206 per student on day-to-day operations, 15% more than the Connecticut median. It has roughly 10.6 students per teacher.

How Branford compares

BranfordConnecticut median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$25,206

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

Instruction spending per student$13,972

Connecticut median $13,098 · 7% above · FY2020-21

Students per school513

Connecticut median 508 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per teacher10.6

Connecticut median 11.5 · 8% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor367

Connecticut median 321 · 14% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$89.8 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 3%State 22%Local 75%

Measure	Branford	Connecticut median	Year
Current spending per student	$25,206	$21,960	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$13,972	$13,098	FY2020-21
Total spending	$88.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$89.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	243	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	674	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	10.6	11.5	2024-25
Students per counselor	367	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
Branford School DistrictBranford · this district	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
Ellington School DistrictEllington	2,526	5	$18,874	11.8	#60

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Robstown ISDRobstown, TX	2,570	$11,830	16.0
Allendale Public SchoolsAllendale, MI	2,568	$11,646	16.4
North Shore Central School DistrictSea Cliff, NY	2,568	$41,582	9.1
Glen Rock Public School DistrictGlen Rock, NJ	2,566	$21,283	11.5

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.

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