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Ellington School District

Ellington, Connecticut · Public school district · #60 of 109 Connecticut districts by enrollment

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2,526

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$18,874

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 14% below the Connecticut median

11.8

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Connecticut median 11.5

Ellington School District is a public school district based in Ellington, Connecticut, serving 2,526 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #60 of the 109 Connecticut districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 45% of them. Its schools average 505 students each, about the same as the Connecticut median of 508. It spends about $18,874 per student on day-to-day operations, 14% less than the Connecticut median. It has roughly 11.8 students per teacher.

How Ellington compares

EllingtonConnecticut median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$18,874

Connecticut median $21,960 · 14% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$11,761

Connecticut median $13,098 · 10% below · FY2020-21

Students per school505

Connecticut median 508 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.8

Connecticut median 11.5 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor421

Connecticut median 321 · 31% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$53.1 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 3%State 36%Local 61%

Measure	Ellington	Connecticut median	Year
Current spending per student	$18,874	$21,960	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$11,761	$13,098	FY2020-21
Total spending	$51.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$53.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	214	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	488	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.8	11.5	2024-25
Students per counselor	421	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 · this district	2,526	5	$18,874	11.8	#60
East Lyme School DistrictEast Lyme	2,500	5	$22,982	10.0	#61

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Hamilton Community SchoolsHamilton, MI	2,528	$12,288	16.6
West Point Consolidated School DistrictWest Point, MS	2,528	$10,264	12.3
Saluda 01Saluda, SC	2,525	$12,079	14.9
Henry CountyAbbeville, AL	2,524	$9,529	15.4

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-ellington-school-district