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Fairfield School District

Fairfield, Connecticut · Public school district · #9 of 109 Connecticut districts by enrollment

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9,139

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$23,513

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 7% above the Connecticut median

10.6

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Connecticut median 11.5

Fairfield School District is a public school district based in Fairfield, Connecticut, serving 9,139 students in 16 schools. By enrollment it ranks #9 of the 109 Connecticut districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 93% of them. Its schools average 571 students each, more than the Connecticut median of 508. It spends about $23,513 per student on day-to-day operations, 7% more than the Connecticut median. It has roughly 10.6 students per teacher.

How Fairfield compares

FairfieldConnecticut median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$23,513

Connecticut median $21,960 · 7% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$14,310

Connecticut median $13,098 · 9% above · FY2020-21

Students per school571

Connecticut median 508 · 12% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher10.6

Connecticut median 11.5 · 8% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor295

Connecticut median 321 · 8% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$257.7 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 2%State 15%Local 84%

Measure	Fairfield	Connecticut median	Year
Current spending per student	$23,513	$21,960	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$14,310	$13,098	FY2020-21
Total spending	$242.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$257.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	860	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,833	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	10.6	11.5	2024-25
Students per counselor	295	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
New Britain School DistrictNew Britain	10,038	14	$20,273	12.9	#8
Fairfield School DistrictFairfield · this district	9,139	16	$23,513	10.6	#9
West Hartford School DistrictWest Hartford	9,128	16	$22,060	12.2	#10
Meriden School DistrictMeriden	8,707	13	$18,516	15.2	#11
Greenwich School DistrictGreenwich	8,465	15	$27,966	10.9	#12

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Berkeley UnifiedBerkeley, CA	9,162	$18,919	19.2
Crown Point Community School CorporationCrown Point, IN	9,147	$8,883	18.4
FraminghamFramingham, MA	9,124	$22,160	11.6
Schenectady City School DistrictSchenectady, NY	9,117	$19,604	11.5

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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