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Guilford School District

Guilford, Connecticut · Public school district · #52 of 109 Connecticut districts by enrollment

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3,080

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$22,892

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Connecticut median

11.3

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Connecticut median 11.5

Guilford School District is a public school district based in Guilford, Connecticut, serving 3,080 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #52 of the 109 Connecticut districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 53% of them. Its schools average 440 students each, fewer than the Connecticut median of 508. It spends about $22,892 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 11.3 students per teacher.

How Guilford compares

GuilfordConnecticut median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$22,892

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

Instruction spending per student$13,488

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

Students per school440

Connecticut median 508 · 13% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.3

Connecticut median 11.5 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor342

Connecticut median 321 · 7% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$86.5 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 2%State 15%Local 83%

Measure	Guilford	Connecticut median	Year
Current spending per student	$22,892	$21,960	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$13,488	$13,098	FY2020-21
Total spending	$80.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$86.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	272	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	610	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.3	11.5	2024-25
Students per counselor	342	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
Bethel School DistrictBethel	3,227	5	$19,904	13.1	#48
North Haven School DistrictNorth Haven	3,214	6	$21,238	11.6	#49
Windham School DistrictWillimantic	3,153	7	$21,886	10.5	#50
Avon School DistrictAvon	3,092	5	$21,534	12.5	#51
Guilford School DistrictGuilford · this district	3,080	7	$22,892	11.3	#52

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Morehouse ParishBastrop, LA	3,082	$14,043	13.6
Simpson CountyFranklin, KY	3,080	$11,824	15.7
Beverly Hills UnifiedBeverly Hills, CA	3,079	$23,640	14.3
Hollidaysburg Area School DistrictHollidaysburg, PA	3,079	$14,138	13.7

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-guilford-school-district