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Glastonbury School District

Glastonbury, Connecticut · Public school district · #20 of 109 Connecticut districts by enrollment

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5,696

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$22,150

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Connecticut median

12.7

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Connecticut median 11.5

Glastonbury School District is a public school district based in Glastonbury, Connecticut, serving 5,696 students in 8 schools. By enrollment it ranks #20 of the 109 Connecticut districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 82% of them. Its schools average 712 students each, more than the Connecticut median of 508. It spends about $22,150 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 12.7 students per teacher.

How Glastonbury compares

GlastonburyConnecticut median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$22,150

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

Instruction spending per student$13,608

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

Students per school712

Connecticut median 508 · 40% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher12.7

Connecticut median 11.5 · 10% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor259

Connecticut median 321 · 19% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$140.9 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 2%State 18%Local 79%

Measure	Glastonbury	Connecticut median	Year
Current spending per student	$22,150	$21,960	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$13,608	$13,098	FY2020-21
Total spending	$137.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$140.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	450	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,132	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	12.7	11.5	2024-25
Students per counselor	259	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
Manchester School DistrictManchester	6,122	10	$24,105	10.3	#18
West Haven School DistrictWest Haven	5,950	9	$20,224	12.1	#19
Glastonbury School DistrictGlastonbury · this district	5,696	8	$22,150	12.7	#20
Hamden School DistrictHamden	5,464	10	$25,681	12.7	#21
Westport School DistrictWestport	5,281	8	$26,749	10.6	#22

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Elyria City SchoolsElyria, OH	5,702	$14,415	14.5
Biloxi Public School DistrictBiloxi, MS	5,699	$10,869	13.7
Nogales Unified District (4457)Nogales, AZ	5,696	$9,073	20.9
Findlay CityFindlay, OH	5,694	$10,919	20.1

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-glastonbury-school-district