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East Haven School District

East Haven, Connecticut · Public school district · #54 of 109 Connecticut districts by enrollment

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2,857

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$21,649

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Connecticut median

12.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Connecticut median 11.5

East Haven School District is a public school district based in East Haven, Connecticut, serving 2,857 students in 8 schools. By enrollment it ranks #54 of the 109 Connecticut districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 51% of them. Its schools average 357 students each, fewer than the Connecticut median of 508. It spends about $21,649 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 12.2 students per teacher.

How East Haven compares

East HavenConnecticut median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$21,649

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

Instruction spending per student$12,605

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

Students per school357

Connecticut median 508 · 30% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher12.2

Connecticut median 11.5 · 6% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor357

Connecticut median 321 · 11% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$68.5 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 11%State 44%Local 44%

Measure	East Haven	Connecticut median	Year
Current spending per student	$21,649	$21,960	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$12,605	$13,098	FY2020-21
Total spending	$68.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$68.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	235	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	632	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	12.2	11.5	2024-25
Students per counselor	357	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
Avon School DistrictAvon	3,092	5	$21,534	12.5	#51
Guilford School DistrictGuilford	3,080	7	$22,892	11.3	#52
New London School DistrictNew London	2,918	8	$21,842	10.0	#53
East Haven School DistrictEast Haven · this district	2,857	8	$21,649	12.2	#54
Berlin School DistrictBerlin	2,634	5	$21,874	11.4	#55

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Calaveras UnifiedSan Andreas, CA	2,858	$12,408	23.4
Gilchrist CountyTrenton, FL	2,858	$11,054	17.8
Waverly Community SchoolsLansing, MI	2,854	$12,264	16.3
Lafayette CountyOxford, MS	2,854	$10,476	13.2

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.

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