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Bristol School District

Bristol, Connecticut · Public school district · #13 of 109 Connecticut districts by enrollment

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7,713

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$18,999

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 13% below the Connecticut median

12.6

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Connecticut median 11.5

Bristol School District is a public school district based in Bristol, Connecticut, serving 7,713 students in 13 schools. By enrollment it ranks #13 of the 109 Connecticut districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 89% of them. Its schools average 593 students each, more than the Connecticut median of 508. It spends about $18,999 per student on day-to-day operations, 13% less than the Connecticut median. It has roughly 12.6 students per teacher.

How Bristol compares

BristolConnecticut median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$18,999

Connecticut median $21,960 · 13% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$11,503

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

Students per school593

Connecticut median 508 · 17% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher12.6

Connecticut median 11.5 · 10% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor321

Connecticut median 321 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$209.1 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 5%State 38%Local 57%

Measure	Bristol	Connecticut median	Year
Current spending per student	$18,999	$21,960	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$11,503	$13,098	FY2020-21
Total spending	$206.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$209.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	610	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,377	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	12.6	11.5	2024-25
Students per counselor	321	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
Meriden School DistrictMeriden	8,707	13	$18,516	15.2	#11
Greenwich School DistrictGreenwich	8,465	15	$27,966	10.9	#12
Bristol School DistrictBristol · this district	7,713	13	$18,999	12.6	#13
Trumbull School DistrictTrumbull	6,943	9	$19,752	14.1	#14
Stratford School DistrictStratford	6,578	13	$20,894	12.5	#15

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Shakopee Public School DistrictShakopee, MN	7,717	$12,158	14.9
West Covina UnifiedWest Covina, CA	7,715	$15,130	21.3
North Little Rock School DistrictNorth Little Rock, AR	7,711	$12,361	14.5
Texas City ISDTexas City, TX	7,711	$12,766	13.5

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-bristol-school-district