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Stafford School District

Stafford Springs, Connecticut · Public school district · #100 of 109 Connecticut districts by enrollment

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1,266

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$24,588

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 12% above the Connecticut median

10.0

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Connecticut median 11.5

Stafford School District is a public school district based in Stafford Springs, Connecticut, serving 1,266 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #100 of the 109 Connecticut districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 8% of them. Its schools average 316 students each, fewer than the Connecticut median of 508. It spends about $24,588 per student on day-to-day operations, 12% more than the Connecticut median. It has roughly 10.0 students per teacher.

How Stafford compares

StaffordConnecticut median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$24,588

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

Instruction spending per student$12,755

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

Students per school316

Connecticut median 508 · 38% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher10.0

Connecticut median 11.5 · 13% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor211

Connecticut median 321 · 34% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$36.0 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 5%State 42%Local 53%

Measure	Stafford	Connecticut median	Year
Current spending per student	$24,588	$21,960	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$12,755	$13,098	FY2020-21
Total spending	$35.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$36.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	127	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	319	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	10.0	11.5	2024-25
Students per counselor	211	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
Regional School District 18Old Lyme	1,281	5	$27,474	10.9	#99
Stafford School DistrictStafford Springs · this district	1,266	4	$24,588	10.0	#100
Orange School DistrictOrange	1,254	4	$21,271	11.5	#101
Portland School DistrictPortland	1,250	5	$20,586	11.7	#102
Plymouth School DistrictTerryville	1,244	4	$22,254	10.1	#103

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Winnebago CUSD 323Winnebago, IL	1,267	$17,778	12.2
Elkin City SchoolsElkin, NC	1,267	$10,909	15.6
Butte H SButte, MT	1,266	$14,523	16.4
Holland Patent Central School DistrictHolland Patent, NY	1,266	$23,426	10.8

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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