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Stamford School District

Stamford, Connecticut · Public school district · #5 of 109 Connecticut districts by enrollment

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16,185

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$21,940

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Connecticut median

12.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Connecticut median 11.5

Stamford School District is a public school district based in Stamford, Connecticut, serving 16,185 students in 21 schools. By enrollment it ranks #5 of the 109 Connecticut districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 96% of them. Its schools average 771 students each, more than the Connecticut median of 508. It spends about $21,940 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 12.2 students per teacher.

How Stamford compares

StamfordConnecticut median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$21,940

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

Instruction spending per student$13,975

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

Students per school771

Connecticut median 508 · 52% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher12.2

Connecticut median 11.5 · 6% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor437

Connecticut median 321 · 36% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$397.8 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 4%State 24%Local 72%

Measure	Stamford	Connecticut median	Year
Current spending per student	$21,940	$21,960	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$13,975	$13,098	FY2020-21
Total spending	$384.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$397.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	1,323	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	2,756	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	12.2	11.5	2024-25
Students per counselor	437	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
Bridgeport School DistrictBridgeport	20,022	36	$18,420	14.6	#1
New Haven School DistrictNew Haven	18,817	37	$19,132	12.0	#2
Waterbury School DistrictWaterbury	18,776	29	$18,292	12.9	#3
Hartford School DistrictHartford	16,434	41	$22,349	14.3	#4
Stamford School DistrictStamford · this district	16,185	21	$21,940	12.2	#5

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Perry Township SchoolsIndianapolis, IN	16,243	$10,686	16.6
MSD Wayne TownshipIndianapolis, IN	16,146	$11,193	16.2
Carmel Clay SchoolsCarmel, IN	16,145	$10,192	15.6
Napa Valley UnifiedNapa, CA	16,103	$12,008	23.4

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.

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