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Southington School District

Southington, Connecticut · Public school district · #17 of 109 Connecticut districts by enrollment

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6,200

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$19,346

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 12% below the Connecticut median

12.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Connecticut median 11.5

Southington School District is a public school district based in Southington, Connecticut, serving 6,200 students in 13 schools. By enrollment it ranks #17 of the 109 Connecticut districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 85% of them. Its schools average 477 students each, about the same as the Connecticut median of 508. It spends about $19,346 per student on day-to-day operations, 12% less than the Connecticut median. It has roughly 12.1 students per teacher.

How Southington compares

SouthingtonConnecticut median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$19,346

Connecticut median $21,960 · 12% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$12,468

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

Students per school477

Connecticut median 508 · 6% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher12.1

Connecticut median 11.5 · 5% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor388

Connecticut median 321 · 21% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$131.3 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 4%State 31%Local 66%

Measure	Southington	Connecticut median	Year
Current spending per student	$19,346	$21,960	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$12,468	$13,098	FY2020-21
Total spending	$126.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$131.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	513	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,189	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	12.1	11.5	2024-25
Students per counselor	388	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
Stratford School DistrictStratford	6,578	13	$20,894	12.5	#15
East Hartford School DistrictEast Hartford	6,504	12	$20,984	11.8	#16
Southington School DistrictSouthington · this district	6,200	13	$19,346	12.1	#17
Manchester School DistrictManchester	6,122	10	$24,105	10.3	#18
West Haven School DistrictWest Haven	5,950	9	$20,224	12.1	#19

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Littleton Elementary District (4278)Avondale, AZ	6,206	$8,619	n/a
Rosedale Union ElementaryBakersfield, CA	6,203	$10,979	21.4
Pattonville R-IIISt Ann, MO	6,201	$14,687	13.5
Franklin CountyFrankfort, KY	6,199	$11,581	14.7

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.

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