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Meriden School District

Meriden, Connecticut · Public school district · #11 of 109 Connecticut districts by enrollment

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8,707

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$18,516

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 16% below the Connecticut median

15.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Connecticut median 11.5

Meriden School District is a public school district based in Meriden, Connecticut, serving 8,707 students in 13 schools. By enrollment it ranks #11 of the 109 Connecticut districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 91% of them. Its schools average 670 students each, more than the Connecticut median of 508. It spends about $18,516 per student on day-to-day operations, 16% less than the Connecticut median. It has roughly 15.2 students per teacher.

How Meriden compares

MeridenConnecticut median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$18,516

Connecticut median $21,960 · 16% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$11,407

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

Students per school670

Connecticut median 508 · 32% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher15.2

Connecticut median 11.5 · 32% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor363

Connecticut median 321 · 13% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$169.9 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 10%State 56%Local 34%

Measure	Meriden	Connecticut median	Year
Current spending per student	$18,516	$21,960	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$11,407	$13,098	FY2020-21
Total spending	$165.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$169.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	572	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,443	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	15.2	11.5	2024-25
Students per counselor	363	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
Fairfield School DistrictFairfield	9,139	16	$23,513	10.6	#9
West Hartford School DistrictWest Hartford	9,128	16	$22,060	12.2	#10
Meriden School DistrictMeriden · this district	8,707	13	$18,516	15.2	#11
Greenwich School DistrictGreenwich	8,465	15	$27,966	10.9	#12
Bristol School DistrictBristol	7,713	13	$18,999	12.6	#13

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Duluth Public School DistrictDuluth, MN	8,723	$12,822	13.8
Dripping Springs ISDDripping Springs, TX	8,712	$9,913	15.2
Oneida County DistrictMalad, ID	8,702	$4,630	30.7
Jones County School DistrictEllisville, MS	8,693	$8,766	13.3

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-meriden-school-district