District profile / Connecticut

Killingly School District

Danielson, Connecticut · Public school district · #64 of 109 Connecticut districts by enrollment

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2,392

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$20,720

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 6% below the Connecticut median

11.8

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Connecticut median 11.5

Killingly School District is a public school district based in Danielson, Connecticut, serving 2,392 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #64 of the 109 Connecticut districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 42% of them. Its schools average 598 students each, more than the Connecticut median of 508. It spends about $20,720 per student on day-to-day operations, 6% less than the Connecticut median. It has roughly 11.8 students per teacher.

How Killingly compares

KillinglyConnecticut median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$20,720

Connecticut median $21,960 · 6% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$11,567

Connecticut median $13,098 · 12% below · FY2020-21

Students per school598

Connecticut median 508 · 18% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.8

Connecticut median 11.5 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor217

Connecticut median 321 · 32% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$56.4 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 6%State 44%Local 50%

Measure	Killingly	Connecticut median	Year
Current spending per student	$20,720	$21,960	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$11,567	$13,098	FY2020-21
Total spending	$54.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$56.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	202	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	536	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.8	11.5	2024-25
Students per counselor	217	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
East Lyme School DistrictEast Lyme	2,500	5	$22,982	10.0	#61
Madison School DistrictMadison	2,445	5	$25,594	10.3	#62
Ansonia School DistrictAnsonia	2,404	4	$18,751	14.5	#63
Killingly School DistrictDanielson · this district	2,392	4	$20,720	11.8	#64
Ledyard School DistrictLedyard	2,347	5	$18,495	11.7	#65

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Ridgeland School District 122Oak Lawn, IL	2,394	$14,635	13.8
Madison Public School DistrictMadison, NJ	2,392	$21,071	11.0
Washington CountyChatom, AL	2,390	$9,930	16.6
Savannah R-IIISavannah, MO	2,390	$8,738	14.7

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-killingly-school-district