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Coventry School District

Coventry, Connecticut · Public school district · #90 of 109 Connecticut districts by enrollment

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1,612

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$20,760

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 5% below the Connecticut median

10.6

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Connecticut median 11.5

Coventry School District is a public school district based in Coventry, Connecticut, serving 1,612 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #90 of the 109 Connecticut districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 18% of them. Its schools average 322 students each, fewer than the Connecticut median of 508. It spends about $20,760 per student on day-to-day operations, 5% less than the Connecticut median. It has roughly 10.6 students per teacher.

How Coventry compares

CoventryConnecticut median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$20,760

Connecticut median $21,960 · 5% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$12,925

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

Students per school322

Connecticut median 508 · 37% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher10.6

Connecticut median 11.5 · 8% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor322

Connecticut median 321 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$36.4 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 4%State 37%Local 59%

Measure	Coventry	Connecticut median	Year
Current spending per student	$20,760	$21,960	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$12,925	$13,098	FY2020-21
Total spending	$35.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$36.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	152	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	333	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	10.6	11.5	2024-25
Students per counselor	322	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
East Hampton School DistrictEast Hampton	1,676	4	$21,479	11.4	#87
Oxford School DistrictOxford	1,622	4	$21,975	10.8	#88
Regional School District 20Litchfield	1,619	7	n/a	10.4	#89
Coventry School DistrictCoventry · this district	1,612	5	$20,760	10.6	#90
Regional School District 14Woodbury	1,561	4	$24,319	11.0	#91

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Grass Valley ElementaryGrass Valley, CA	1,613	$13,326	21.2
Charlton CountyFolkston, GA	1,613	$12,269	13.4
Brown Deer School DistrictBrown Deer, WI	1,613	$14,962	13.8
Jefferson School DistrictJefferson, WI	1,612	$13,370	12.3

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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