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Enfield School District

Enfield, Connecticut · Public school district · #26 of 109 Connecticut districts by enrollment

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4,694

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$18,860

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 14% below the Connecticut median

13.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Connecticut median 11.5

Enfield School District is a public school district based in Enfield, Connecticut, serving 4,694 students in 8 schools. By enrollment it ranks #26 of the 109 Connecticut districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 77% of them. Its schools average 587 students each, more than the Connecticut median of 508. It spends about $18,860 per student on day-to-day operations, 14% less than the Connecticut median. It has roughly 13.1 students per teacher.

How Enfield compares

EnfieldConnecticut median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$18,860

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

Instruction spending per student$12,760

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

Students per school587

Connecticut median 508 · 16% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher13.1

Connecticut median 11.5 · 14% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor427

Connecticut median 321 · 33% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$137.6 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 4%State 43%Local 53%

Measure	Enfield	Connecticut median	Year
Current spending per student	$18,860	$21,960	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$12,760	$13,098	FY2020-21
Total spending	$136.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$137.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	357	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	870	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	13.1	11.5	2024-25
Students per counselor	427	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
Enfield School DistrictEnfield · this district	4,694	8	$18,860	13.1	#26
Darien School DistrictDarien	4,673	7	$25,172	10.9	#27
Shelton School DistrictShelton	4,518	8	$19,643	14.2	#28
Ridgefield School DistrictRidgefield	4,484	9	$25,037	11.7	#29
Middletown School DistrictMiddletown	4,394	10	$24,328	11.9	#30

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Jacksonville ISDJacksonville, TX	4,700	$11,206	13.8
Valley Stream Central High School DistrictValley Stream, NY	4,697	$24,130	12.0
Garfield School District No. Re-2Rifle, CO	4,695	$12,573	17.5
Windsor UnifiedWindsor, CA	4,692	$12,700	19.1

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-enfield-school-district