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Madison School District

Madison, Connecticut · Public school district · #62 of 109 Connecticut districts by enrollment

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2,445

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$25,594

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 17% above the Connecticut median

10.3

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Connecticut median 11.5

Madison School District is a public school district based in Madison, Connecticut, serving 2,445 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #62 of the 109 Connecticut districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 44% of them. Its schools average 489 students each, about the same as the Connecticut median of 508. It spends about $25,594 per student on day-to-day operations, 17% more than the Connecticut median. It has roughly 10.3 students per teacher.

How Madison compares

MadisonConnecticut median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$25,594

Connecticut median $21,960 · 17% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$14,996

Connecticut median $13,098 · 14% above · FY2020-21

Students per school489

Connecticut median 508 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per teacher10.3

Connecticut median 11.5 · 10% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor188

Connecticut median 321 · 41% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$69.4 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 2%State 14%Local 84%

Measure	Madison	Connecticut median	Year
Current spending per student	$25,594	$21,960	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$14,996	$13,098	FY2020-21
Total spending	$67.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$69.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	238	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	559	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	10.3	11.5	2024-25
Students per counselor	188	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
Ellington School DistrictEllington	2,526	5	$18,874	11.8	#60
East Lyme School DistrictEast Lyme	2,500	5	$22,982	10.0	#61
Madison School DistrictMadison · this district	2,445	5	$25,594	10.3	#62
Ansonia School DistrictAnsonia	2,404	4	$18,751	14.5	#63
Killingly School DistrictDanielson	2,392	4	$20,720	11.8	#64

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
LaRue CountyHodgenville, KY	2,448	$11,308	15.9
AztecAztec, NM	2,448	$12,010	15.6
East LongmeadowEast Longmeadow, MA	2,442	$18,884	11.2
Westonka Public School DistrictMinnetrista, MN	2,442	$12,789	15.4

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.

Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-ct-madison-school-district