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Newington School District

Newington, Connecticut · Public school district · #39 of 109 Connecticut districts by enrollment

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3,855

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$22,168

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Connecticut median

12.8

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Connecticut median 11.5

Newington School District is a public school district based in Newington, Connecticut, serving 3,855 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #39 of the 109 Connecticut districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 65% of them. Its schools average 551 students each, about the same as the Connecticut median of 508. It spends about $22,168 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 12.8 students per teacher.

How Newington compares

NewingtonConnecticut median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$22,168

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

Instruction spending per student$13,757

Connecticut median $13,098 · 5% above · FY2020-21

Students per school551

Connecticut median 508 · 8% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher12.8

Connecticut median 11.5 · 11% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor241

Connecticut median 321 · 25% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$95.7 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 4%State 29%Local 67%

Measure	Newington	Connecticut median	Year
Current spending per student	$22,168	$21,960	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$13,757	$13,098	FY2020-21
Total spending	$95.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$95.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	301	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	663	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	12.8	11.5	2024-25
Students per counselor	241	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
Groton School DistrictMystic	4,009	7	$22,587	11.9	#36
Newtown School DistrictNewtown	3,924	7	$22,734	11.2	#37
Torrington School DistrictTorrington	3,911	6	$23,070	12.1	#38
Newington School DistrictNewington · this district	3,855	7	$22,168	12.8	#39
Wilton School DistrictWilton	3,782	4	$25,690	11.7	#40

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Stephens CountyToccoa, GA	3,855	$11,198	13.5
Southeast Delco School DistrictFolcroft, PA	3,855	$14,855	13.7
West Islip Union Free School DistrictWest Islip, NY	3,854	$27,976	10.7
Twinsburg CityTwinsburg, OH	3,854	$13,279	17.1

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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