District profile / Connecticut

Regional School District 13

Durham, Connecticut · Public school district · #97 of 109 Connecticut districts by enrollment

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1,339

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$28,515

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 30% above the Connecticut median

9.8

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Connecticut median 11.5

Regional School District 13 is a public school district based in Durham, Connecticut, serving 1,339 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #97 of the 109 Connecticut districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 11% of them. Its schools average 268 students each, fewer than the Connecticut median of 508. It spends about $28,515 per student on day-to-day operations, 30% more than the Connecticut median. It has roughly 9.8 students per teacher.

How Regional School District 13 compares

Regional School District 13Connecticut median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$28,515

Connecticut median $21,960 · 30% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$14,843

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

Students per school268

Connecticut median 508 · 47% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher9.8

Connecticut median 11.5 · 15% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor268

Connecticut median 321 · 17% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$44.2 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 3%State 25%Local 72%

Measure	Regional School District 13	Connecticut median	Year
Current spending per student	$28,515	$21,960	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$14,843	$13,098	FY2020-21
Total spending	$43.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$44.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	136	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	340	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	9.8	11.5	2024-25
Students per counselor	268	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
Somers School DistrictSomers	1,347	3	$22,042	9.4	#96
Regional School District 13Durham · this district	1,339	5	$28,515	9.8	#97
Derby School DistrictDerby	1,311	5	$24,497	10.7	#98
Regional School District 18Old Lyme	1,281	5	$27,474	10.9	#99
Stafford School DistrictStafford Springs	1,266	4	$24,588	10.0	#100

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Northbrook ESD 27Northbrook, IL	1,340	$24,995	11.2
Kermit ISDKermit, TX	1,339	$14,859	16.7
Progreso ISDProgreso, TX	1,339	$12,033	13.9
Hartford Public SchoolsHartford, MI	1,338	$10,726	20.0

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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