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Somers School District

Somers, Connecticut · Public school district · #96 of 109 Connecticut districts by enrollment

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1,347

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$22,042

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Connecticut median

9.4

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Connecticut median 11.5

Somers School District is a public school district based in Somers, Connecticut, serving 1,347 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #96 of the 109 Connecticut districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 12% of them. Its schools average 449 students each, fewer than the Connecticut median of 508. It spends about $22,042 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 9.4 students per teacher.

How Somers compares

SomersConnecticut median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$22,042

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

Instruction spending per student$13,998

Connecticut median $13,098 · 7% above · FY2020-21

Students per school449

Connecticut median 508 · 12% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher9.4

Connecticut median 11.5 · 18% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor337

Connecticut median 321 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$31.4 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 2%State 32%Local 66%

Measure	Somers	Connecticut median	Year
Current spending per student	$22,042	$21,960	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$13,998	$13,098	FY2020-21
Total spending	$30.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$31.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	143	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	302	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	9.4	11.5	2024-25
Students per counselor	337	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
Clinton School DistrictClinton	1,426	3	$23,781	9.6	#95
Somers School DistrictSomers · this district	1,347	3	$22,042	9.4	#96
Regional School District 13Durham	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

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Fairfield CityFairfield, AL	1,348	$12,493	19.3
Creston Community School DistrictCreston, IA	1,348	$12,099	13.2
Harrison Township School DistrictMullica Hill, NJ	1,348	$17,455	12.1
Buckeye LocalDillonvale, OH	1,347	$12,997	13.7

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.

Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-ct-somers-school-district