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Greenwich School District

Greenwich, Connecticut · Public school district · #12 of 109 Connecticut districts by enrollment

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8,465

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$27,966

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 27% above the Connecticut median

10.9

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Connecticut median 11.5

Greenwich School District is a public school district based in Greenwich, Connecticut, serving 8,465 students in 15 schools. By enrollment it ranks #12 of the 109 Connecticut districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 90% of them. Its schools average 564 students each, more than the Connecticut median of 508. It spends about $27,966 per student on day-to-day operations, 27% more than the Connecticut median. It has roughly 10.9 students per teacher.

How Greenwich compares

GreenwichConnecticut median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$27,966

Connecticut median $21,960 · 27% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$19,996

Connecticut median $13,098 · 53% above · FY2020-21

Students per school564

Connecticut median 508 · 11% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher10.9

Connecticut median 11.5 · 5% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor302

Connecticut median 321 · 6% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$289.6 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 2%State 14%Local 84%

Measure	Greenwich	Connecticut median	Year
Current spending per student	$27,966	$21,960	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$19,996	$13,098	FY2020-21
Total spending	$273.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$289.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	776	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,427	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	10.9	11.5	2024-25
Students per counselor	302	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
Fairfield School DistrictFairfield	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 · this district	8,465	15	$27,966	10.9	#12
Bristol School DistrictBristol	7,713	13	$18,999	12.6	#13

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Evergreen ElementarySan Jose, CA	8,474	$12,519	22.3
Oconee CountyWatkinsville, GA	8,474	$10,965	14.3
Lexington 02West Columbia, SC	8,465	$13,148	12.6
Campbell County School District #1Gillette, WY	8,459	$17,935	12.6

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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