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Middletown School District

Middletown, Connecticut · Public school district · #30 of 109 Connecticut districts by enrollment

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4,394

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$24,328

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 11% above the Connecticut median

11.9

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Connecticut median 11.5

Middletown School District is a public school district based in Middletown, Connecticut, serving 4,394 students in 10 schools. By enrollment it ranks #30 of the 109 Connecticut districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 73% of them. Its schools average 439 students each, fewer than the Connecticut median of 508. It spends about $24,328 per student on day-to-day operations, 11% more than the Connecticut median. It has roughly 11.9 students per teacher.

How Middletown compares

MiddletownConnecticut median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$24,328

Connecticut median $21,960 · 11% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$14,044

Connecticut median $13,098 · 7% above · FY2020-21

Students per school439

Connecticut median 508 · 14% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.9

Connecticut median 11.5 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor293

Connecticut median 321 · 9% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$161.3 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 4%State 36%Local 59%

Measure	Middletown	Connecticut median	Year
Current spending per student	$24,328	$21,960	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$14,044	$13,098	FY2020-21
Total spending	$159.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$161.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	370	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,081	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.9	11.5	2024-25
Students per counselor	293	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
Shelton School DistrictShelton	4,518	8	$19,643	14.2	#28
Ridgefield School DistrictRidgefield	4,484	9	$25,037	11.7	#29
Middletown School DistrictMiddletown · this district	4,394	10	$24,328	11.9	#30
Cheshire School DistrictCheshire	4,317	7	$21,102	12.8	#31
Farmington School DistrictFarmington	4,195	7	$21,352	12.4	#32

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
ArlingtonArlington, TN	4,403	$9,600	n/a
Shaker Heights CityShaker Heights, OH	4,400	$19,908	14.9
Delta County Joint District No. 50Delta, CO	4,396	$11,094	16.7
WinchesterWinchester, MA	4,391	$17,668	12.7

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-middletown-school-district