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East Lyme School District

East Lyme, Connecticut · Public school district · #61 of 109 Connecticut districts by enrollment

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2,500

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$22,982

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Connecticut median

10.0

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Connecticut median 11.5

East Lyme School District is a public school district based in East Lyme, Connecticut, serving 2,500 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #61 of the 109 Connecticut districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 44% of them. Its schools average 500 students each, about the same as the Connecticut median of 508. It spends about $22,982 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 10.0 students per teacher.

How East Lyme compares

East LymeConnecticut median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$22,982

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

Instruction spending per student$13,275

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

Students per school500

Connecticut median 508 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per teacher10.0

Connecticut median 11.5 · 13% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor227

Connecticut median 321 · 29% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$65.5 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 3%State 24%Local 73%

Measure	East Lyme	Connecticut median	Year
Current spending per student	$22,982	$21,960	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$13,275	$13,098	FY2020-21
Total spending	$62.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$65.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	250	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	571	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	10.0	11.5	2024-25
Students per counselor	227	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
Brookfield School DistrictBrookfield	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
East Lyme School DistrictEast Lyme · this district	2,500	5	$22,982	10.0	#61

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Weld re-8 schoolsFort Lupton, CO	2,503	$13,246	16.9
Garrard CountyLancaster, KY	2,503	$11,209	13.8
Massena Central School DistrictMassena, NY	2,499	$20,730	13.4
MarshallMarshall, MO	2,498	$9,672	13.3

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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