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Canton School District

Collinsville, Connecticut · Public school district · #94 of 109 Connecticut districts by enrollment

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1,439

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$21,541

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Connecticut median

10.9

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Connecticut median 11.5

Canton School District is a public school district based in Collinsville, Connecticut, serving 1,439 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #94 of the 109 Connecticut districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 14% of them. Its schools average 360 students each, fewer than the Connecticut median of 508. It spends about $21,541 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 10.9 students per teacher.

How Canton compares

CantonConnecticut median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$21,541

Connecticut median $21,960 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$12,167

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

Students per school360

Connecticut median 508 · 29% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher10.9

Connecticut median 11.5 · 5% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor360

Connecticut median 321 · 12% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$35.5 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 2%State 27%Local 71%

Measure	Canton	Connecticut median	Year
Current spending per student	$21,541	$21,960	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$12,167	$13,098	FY2020-21
Total spending	$34.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$35.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	132	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	340	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	10.9	11.5	2024-25
Students per counselor	360	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
North Branford School DistrictNorthford	1,546	4	$23,202	10.9	#92
Windsor Locks School DistrictWindsor Locks	1,448	4	$26,570	9.2	#93
Canton School DistrictCollinsville · this district	1,439	4	$21,541	10.9	#94
Clinton School DistrictClinton	1,426	3	$23,781	9.6	#95
Somers School DistrictSomers	1,347	3	$22,042	9.4	#96

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
WellingtonWellington, KS	1,439	$12,698	11.2
NarragansettBaldwinville, MA	1,439	$16,372	13.6
Seaside School District 10Seaside, OR	1,439	$13,805	14.1
Kirbyville CISDKirbyville, TX	1,439	$10,530	13.6

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-canton-school-district