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New London School District

New London, Connecticut · Public school district · #53 of 109 Connecticut districts by enrollment

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2,918

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$21,842

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Connecticut median

10.0

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Connecticut median 11.5

New London School District is a public school district based in New London, Connecticut, serving 2,918 students in 8 schools. By enrollment it ranks #53 of the 109 Connecticut districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 52% of them. Its schools average 365 students each, fewer than the Connecticut median of 508. It spends about $21,842 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 10.0 students per teacher.

How New London compares

New LondonConnecticut median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$21,842

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

Instruction spending per student$10,638

Connecticut median $13,098 · 19% below · FY2020-21

Students per school365

Connecticut median 508 · 28% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher10.0

Connecticut median 11.5 · 13% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor243

Connecticut median 321 · 24% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$124.2 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 7%State 52%Local 41%

Measure	New London	Connecticut median	Year
Current spending per student	$21,842	$21,960	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$10,638	$13,098	FY2020-21
Total spending	$122.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$124.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	292	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	724	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	10.0	11.5	2024-25
Students per counselor	243	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
Windham School DistrictWillimantic	3,153	7	$21,886	10.5	#50
Avon School DistrictAvon	3,092	5	$21,534	12.5	#51
Guilford School DistrictGuilford	3,080	7	$22,892	11.3	#52
New London School DistrictNew London · this district	2,918	8	$21,842	10.0	#53
East Haven School DistrictEast Haven	2,857	8	$21,649	12.2	#54

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Pecos-Barstow-Toyah ISDPecos, TX	2,919	$21,673	13.0
Minooka CHSD 111Channahon, IL	2,918	$13,176	17.8
Hidalgo ISDHidalgo, TX	2,918	$12,767	12.9
Nyack Union Free School DistrictNyack, NY	2,917	$28,523	10.6

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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