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Griswold School District

Griswold, Connecticut · Public school district · #83 of 109 Connecticut districts by enrollment

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1,823

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$20,219

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 8% below the Connecticut median

13.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Connecticut median 11.5

Griswold School District is a public school district based in Griswold, Connecticut, serving 1,823 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #83 of the 109 Connecticut districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 24% of them. Its schools average 456 students each, fewer than the Connecticut median of 508. It spends about $20,219 per student on day-to-day operations, 8% less than the Connecticut median. It has roughly 13.2 students per teacher.

How Griswold compares

GriswoldConnecticut median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$20,219

Connecticut median $21,960 · 8% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$12,241

Connecticut median $13,098 · 7% below · FY2020-21

Students per school456

Connecticut median 508 · 10% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher13.2

Connecticut median 11.5 · 15% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor304

Connecticut median 321 · 5% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$37.0 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 4%State 44%Local 51%

Measure	Griswold	Connecticut median	Year
Current spending per student	$20,219	$21,960	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$12,241	$13,098	FY2020-21
Total spending	$35.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$37.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	138	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	365	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	13.2	11.5	2024-25
Students per counselor	304	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
Regional School District 16Prospect	1,898	4	$22,049	11.2	#79
Bloomfield School DistrictBloomfield	1,897	7	$28,919	10.4	#80
Plainfield School DistrictPlainfield	1,886	5	$20,377	11.2	#81
Cromwell School DistrictCromwell	1,841	4	$19,051	11.2	#82
Griswold School DistrictGriswold · this district	1,823	4	$20,219	13.2	#83

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
MS Achievement School District Of Yazoo CityYazoo City, MS	1,824	$9,954	n/a
Andalusia CityAndalusia, AL	1,823	$10,146	16.6
Dowagiac Union School DistrictDowagiac, MI	1,823	$11,041	16.6
La Center School DistrictLa Center, WA	1,823	$13,323	18.4

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.

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