District profile / Connecticut

Groton School District

Mystic, Connecticut · Public school district · #36 of 109 Connecticut districts by enrollment

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4,009

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$22,587

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Connecticut median

11.9

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Connecticut median 11.5

Groton School District is a public school district based in Mystic, Connecticut, serving 4,009 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #36 of the 109 Connecticut districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 68% of them. Its schools average 573 students each, more than the Connecticut median of 508. It spends about $22,587 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 11.9 students per teacher.

How Groton compares

GrotonConnecticut median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$22,587

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

Instruction spending per student$12,690

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

Students per school573

Connecticut median 508 · 13% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.9

Connecticut median 11.5 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor364

Connecticut median 321 · 13% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$140.0 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 4%State 55%Local 42%

Measure	Groton	Connecticut median	Year
Current spending per student	$22,587	$21,960	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$12,690	$13,098	FY2020-21
Total spending	$134.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$140.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	337	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	958	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.9	11.5	2024-25
Students per counselor	364	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
Naugatuck School DistrictNaugatuck	4,095	9	$20,346	13.7	#34
New Canaan School DistrictNew Canaan	4,060	5	$25,670	11.4	#35
Groton School DistrictMystic · this district	4,009	7	$22,587	11.9	#36
Newtown School DistrictNewtown	3,924	7	$22,734	11.2	#37
Torrington School DistrictTorrington	3,911	6	$23,070	12.1	#38

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Monticello Public School DistrictMonticello, MN	4,013	$14,848	15.7
Summit Public School DistrictSummit, NJ	4,013	$21,334	11.1
Peters Township School DistrictMcMurray, PA	4,013	$15,250	15.6
Triad CUSD 2Troy, IL	4,009	$13,464	15.8

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-groton-school-district