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Ridgefield School District

Ridgefield, Connecticut · Public school district · #29 of 109 Connecticut districts by enrollment

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4,484

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$25,037

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 14% above the Connecticut median

11.7

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Connecticut median 11.5

Ridgefield School District is a public school district based in Ridgefield, Connecticut, serving 4,484 students in 9 schools. By enrollment it ranks #29 of the 109 Connecticut districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 74% of them. Its schools average 498 students each, about the same as the Connecticut median of 508. It spends about $25,037 per student on day-to-day operations, 14% more than the Connecticut median. It has roughly 11.7 students per teacher.

How Ridgefield compares

RidgefieldConnecticut median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$25,037

Connecticut median $21,960 · 14% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$15,123

Connecticut median $13,098 · 15% above · FY2020-21

Students per school498

Connecticut median 508 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.7

Connecticut median 11.5 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor345

Connecticut median 321 · 7% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$126.4 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 1%State 13%Local 86%

Measure	Ridgefield	Connecticut median	Year
Current spending per student	$25,037	$21,960	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$15,123	$13,098	FY2020-21
Total spending	$121.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$126.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	384	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	825	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.7	11.5	2024-25
Students per counselor	345	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
Darien School DistrictDarien	4,673	7	$25,172	10.9	#27
Shelton School DistrictShelton	4,518	8	$19,643	14.2	#28
Ridgefield School DistrictRidgefield · this district	4,484	9	$25,037	11.7	#29
Middletown School DistrictMiddletown	4,394	10	$24,328	11.9	#30
Cheshire School DistrictCheshire	4,317	7	$21,102	12.8	#31

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
North Ridgeville CityNorth Ridgeville, OH	4,486	$10,421	20.4
Talbot County Public SchoolsEaston, MD	4,485	$14,200	13.0
De Pere School DistrictDe Pere, WI	4,485	$11,056	15.1
Baldwin-Whitehall School DistrictPittsburgh, PA	4,481	$12,254	16.1

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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