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Bridgeport School District

Bridgeport, Connecticut · Public school district · #1 of 109 Connecticut districts by enrollment

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20,022

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$18,420

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 16% below the Connecticut median

14.6

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Connecticut median 11.5

Bridgeport School District is a public school district based in Bridgeport, Connecticut, serving 20,022 students in 36 schools. By enrollment it ranks #1 of the 109 Connecticut districts with 1,000 or more students, making it the largest in the state. Its schools average 556 students each, about the same as the Connecticut median of 508. It spends about $18,420 per student on day-to-day operations, 16% less than the Connecticut median. It has roughly 14.6 students per teacher.

How Bridgeport compares

BridgeportConnecticut median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$18,420

Connecticut median $21,960 · 16% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$11,535

Connecticut median $13,098 · 12% below · FY2020-21

Students per school556

Connecticut median 508 · 9% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher14.6

Connecticut median 11.5 · 27% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor426

Connecticut median 321 · 33% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$406.6 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 12%State 66%Local 22%

Measure	Bridgeport	Connecticut median	Year
Current spending per student	$18,420	$21,960	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$11,535	$13,098	FY2020-21
Total spending	$408.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$406.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	1,371	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	2,864	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	14.6	11.5	2024-25
Students per counselor	426	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
Bridgeport School DistrictBridgeport · this district	20,022	36	$18,420	14.6	#1
New Haven School DistrictNew Haven	18,817	37	$19,132	12.0	#2
Waterbury School DistrictWaterbury	18,776	29	$18,292	12.9	#3
Hartford School DistrictHartford	16,434	41	$22,349	14.3	#4
Stamford School DistrictStamford	16,185	21	$21,940	12.2	#5

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Palm Springs UnifiedPalm Springs, CA	20,008	$16,422	20.0
Berkeley County SchoolsMartinsburg, WV	20,006	$11,795	14.9
East Side Union HighSan Jose, CA	20,001	$12,685	22.2
Akron CityAkron, OH	19,986	$16,491	13.2

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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