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Clinton School District

Clinton, Connecticut · Public school district · #95 of 109 Connecticut districts by enrollment

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1,426

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$23,781

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 8% above the Connecticut median

9.6

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Connecticut median 11.5

Clinton School District is a public school district based in Clinton, Connecticut, serving 1,426 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #95 of the 109 Connecticut districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 13% of them. Its schools average 475 students each, about the same as the Connecticut median of 508. It spends about $23,781 per student on day-to-day operations, 8% more than the Connecticut median. It has roughly 9.6 students per teacher.

How Clinton compares

ClintonConnecticut median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$23,781

Connecticut median $21,960 · 8% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$14,837

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

Students per school475

Connecticut median 508 · 6% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher9.6

Connecticut median 11.5 · 17% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor204

Connecticut median 321 · 36% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$44.4 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 3%State 24%Local 73%

Measure	Clinton	Connecticut median	Year
Current spending per student	$23,781	$21,960	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$14,837	$13,098	FY2020-21
Total spending	$42.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$44.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	148	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	324	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	9.6	11.5	2024-25
Students per counselor	204	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
Windsor Locks School DistrictWindsor Locks	1,448	4	$26,570	9.2	#93
Canton School DistrictCollinsville	1,439	4	$21,541	10.9	#94
Clinton School DistrictClinton · this district	1,426	3	$23,781	9.6	#95
Somers School DistrictSomers	1,347	3	$22,042	9.4	#96
Regional School District 13Durham	1,339	5	$28,515	9.8	#97

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Marcellus Central School DistrictMarcellus, NY	1,427	$21,047	11.4
Randolph Field ISDRandolph A F B, TX	1,427	$12,925	13.9
Riverdale Joint UnifiedRiverdale, CA	1,426	$15,706	16.8
Gallatin CountyWarsaw, KY	1,426	$11,719	17.2

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.

Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-ct-clinton-school-district