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Regional School District 05

Woodbridge, Connecticut · Public school district · #70 of 109 Connecticut districts by enrollment

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2,138

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$21,960

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Connecticut median

11.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Connecticut median 11.5

Regional School District 05 is a public school district based in Woodbridge, Connecticut, serving 2,138 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #70 of the 109 Connecticut districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 36% of them. Its schools average 713 students each, more than the Connecticut median of 508. It spends about $21,960 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 11.2 students per teacher.

How Regional School District 05 compares

Regional School District 05Connecticut median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$21,960

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

Instruction spending per student$11,697

Connecticut median $13,098 · 11% below · FY2020-21

Students per school713

Connecticut median 508 · 40% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.2

Connecticut median 11.5 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor164

Connecticut median 321 · 49% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$62.6 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 2%State 13%Local 85%

Measure	Regional School District 05	Connecticut median	Year
Current spending per student	$21,960	$21,960	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$11,697	$13,098	FY2020-21
Total spending	$58.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$62.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	191	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	451	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.2	11.5	2024-25
Students per counselor	164	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 · this district	2,138	3	$21,960	11.2	#70
New Fairfield School DistrictNew Fairfield	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
London CityLondon, OH	2,139	$10,310	18.4
WesterlyWesterly, RI	2,139	$23,339	10.3
Sultan School DistrictSultan, WA	2,139	$16,088	18.8
Danville Area School DistrictDanville, PA	2,138	$17,019	13.4

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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