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Brookfield School District

Brookfield, Connecticut · Public school district · #57 of 109 Connecticut districts by enrollment

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2,542

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$20,553

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 6% below the Connecticut median

12.6

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Connecticut median 11.5

Brookfield School District is a public school district based in Brookfield, Connecticut, serving 2,542 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #57 of the 109 Connecticut districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 48% of them. Its schools average 847 students each, more than the Connecticut median of 508. It spends about $20,553 per student on day-to-day operations, 6% less than the Connecticut median. It has roughly 12.6 students per teacher.

How Brookfield compares

BrookfieldConnecticut median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$20,553

Connecticut median $21,960 · 6% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$12,550

Connecticut median $13,098 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school847

Connecticut median 508 · 67% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher12.6

Connecticut median 11.5 · 10% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor282

Connecticut median 321 · 12% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$68.3 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 3%State 14%Local 84%

Measure	Brookfield	Connecticut median	Year
Current spending per student	$20,553	$21,960	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$12,550	$13,098	FY2020-21
Total spending	$66.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$68.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	201	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	474	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	12.6	11.5	2024-25
Students per counselor	282	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	2,567	5	$25,206	10.6	#56
Brookfield School DistrictBrookfield · this district	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
Western School CorporationRussiaville, IN	2,542	$9,583	15.3
Scott County School District 2Scottsburg, IN	2,542	$10,257	14.8
Krum ISDKrum, TX	2,542	$10,510	14.9
Dighton-RehobothNorth Dighton, MA	2,541	$17,568	13.1

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-brookfield-school-district