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New Fairfield School District

New Fairfield, Connecticut · Public school district · #71 of 109 Connecticut districts by enrollment

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2,123

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$22,830

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Connecticut median

11.5

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Connecticut median 11.5

New Fairfield School District is a public school district based in New Fairfield, Connecticut, serving 2,123 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #71 of the 109 Connecticut districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 35% of them. Its schools average 708 students each, more than the Connecticut median of 508. It spends about $22,830 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 11.5 students per teacher.

How New Fairfield compares

New FairfieldConnecticut median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$22,830

Connecticut median $21,960 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$13,440

Connecticut median $13,098 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school708

Connecticut median 508 · 39% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.5

Connecticut median 11.5 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor303

Connecticut median 321 · 6% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$57.7 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 3%State 19%Local 78%

Measure	New Fairfield	Connecticut median	Year
Current spending per student	$22,830	$21,960	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$13,440	$13,098	FY2020-21
Total spending	$55.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$57.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	184	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	410	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.5	11.5	2024-25
Students per counselor	303	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
Tolland School DistrictTolland	2,144	4	$20,654	12.3	#68
Regional School District 10Burlington	2,140	4	$19,944	12.2	#69
Regional School District 05Woodbridge	2,138	3	$21,960	11.2	#70
New Fairfield School DistrictNew Fairfield · this district	2,123	3	$22,830	11.5	#71
Seymour School DistrictSeymour	2,103	4	$19,993	13.2	#72

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Pike CountyTroy, AL	2,124	$13,186	16.1
Forrest County School DistrictHattiesburg, MS	2,124	$11,850	11.7
Morgan County SchoolsBerkeley Springs, WV	2,123	$12,371	13.8
Kodiak Island Borough School DistrictKodiak, AK	2,122	$24,102	14.2

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-new-fairfield-school-district