District profile / Connecticut

Regional School District 17

Higganum, Connecticut · Public school district · #85 of 109 Connecticut districts by enrollment

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1,716

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$23,305

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 6% above the Connecticut median

10.9

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Connecticut median 11.5

Regional School District 17 is a public school district based in Higganum, Connecticut, serving 1,716 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #85 of the 109 Connecticut districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 22% of them. Its schools average 343 students each, fewer than the Connecticut median of 508. It spends about $23,305 per student on day-to-day operations, 6% more than the Connecticut median. It has roughly 10.9 students per teacher.

How Regional School District 17 compares

Regional School District 17Connecticut median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$23,305

Connecticut median $21,960 · 6% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$12,982

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

Students per school343

Connecticut median 508 · 32% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher10.9

Connecticut median 11.5 · 5% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor214

Connecticut median 321 · 33% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$50.0 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 2%State 21%Local 78%

Measure	Regional School District 17	Connecticut median	Year
Current spending per student	$23,305	$21,960	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$12,982	$13,098	FY2020-21
Total spending	$48.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$50.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	158	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	382	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	10.9	11.5	2024-25
Students per counselor	214	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
Stonington School DistrictMystic	1,722	4	$22,840	10.2	#84
Regional School District 17Higganum · this district	1,716	5	$23,305	10.9	#85
Granby School DistrictGranby	1,709	4	$21,527	12.5	#86
East Hampton School DistrictEast Hampton	1,676	4	$21,479	11.4	#87
Oxford School DistrictOxford	1,622	4	$21,975	10.8	#88

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Armada Area SchoolsArmada, MI	1,716	$11,426	16.8
Logan Elm LocalCircleville, OH	1,716	$12,360	17.0
Madill Public SchoolsMadill, OK	1,716	$9,947	16.5
Bermudian Springs School DistrictYork Springs, PA	1,716	$14,327	14.4

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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