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Manchester School District

Manchester, Connecticut · Public school district · #18 of 109 Connecticut districts by enrollment

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6,122

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$24,105

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 10% above the Connecticut median

10.3

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Connecticut median 11.5

Manchester School District is a public school district based in Manchester, Connecticut, serving 6,122 students in 10 schools. By enrollment it ranks #18 of the 109 Connecticut districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 84% of them. Its schools average 612 students each, more than the Connecticut median of 508. It spends about $24,105 per student on day-to-day operations, 10% more than the Connecticut median. It has roughly 10.3 students per teacher.

How Manchester compares

ManchesterConnecticut median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$24,105

Connecticut median $21,960 · 10% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$14,631

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

Students per school612

Connecticut median 508 · 20% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher10.3

Connecticut median 11.5 · 10% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor219

Connecticut median 321 · 32% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$169.5 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 5%State 37%Local 58%

Measure	Manchester	Connecticut median	Year
Current spending per student	$24,105	$21,960	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$14,631	$13,098	FY2020-21
Total spending	$162.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$169.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	594	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,459	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	10.3	11.5	2024-25
Students per counselor	219	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
Stratford School DistrictStratford	6,578	13	$20,894	12.5	#15
East Hartford School DistrictEast Hartford	6,504	12	$20,984	11.8	#16
Southington School DistrictSouthington	6,200	13	$19,346	12.1	#17
Manchester School DistrictManchester · this district	6,122	10	$24,105	10.3	#18
West Haven School DistrictWest Haven	5,950	9	$20,224	12.1	#19

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Barstow UnifiedBarstow, CA	6,128	$12,633	23.0
Campbell UnionCampbell, CA	6,120	$14,152	22.1
Davie County SchoolsMocksville, NC	6,116	$10,301	16.8
ArlingtonArlington, MA	6,113	$18,679	12.6

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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