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Suffield School District

Suffield, Connecticut · Public school district · #77 of 109 Connecticut districts by enrollment

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2,027

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$20,602

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 6% below the Connecticut median

12.4

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Connecticut median 11.5

Suffield School District is a public school district based in Suffield, Connecticut, serving 2,027 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #77 of the 109 Connecticut districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 30% of them. Its schools average 507 students each, about the same as the Connecticut median of 508. It spends about $20,602 per student on day-to-day operations, 6% less than the Connecticut median. It has roughly 12.4 students per teacher.

How Suffield compares

SuffieldConnecticut median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$20,602

Connecticut median $21,960 · 6% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$13,229

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

Students per school507

Connecticut median 508 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per teacher12.4

Connecticut median 11.5 · 8% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor338

Connecticut median 321 · 5% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$47.7 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 4%State 31%Local 66%

Measure	Suffield	Connecticut median	Year
Current spending per student	$20,602	$21,960	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$13,229	$13,098	FY2020-21
Total spending	$46.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$47.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	164	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	371	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	12.4	11.5	2024-25
Students per counselor	338	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
Colchester School DistrictColchester	2,101	4	$21,892	10.7	#73
Wolcott School DistrictWolcott	2,100	5	$19,056	10.9	#75
Norwich Free Academy DistrictNorwich	2,097	1	n/a	14.1	#76
Suffield School DistrictSuffield · this district	2,027	4	$20,602	12.4	#77
Montville School DistrictOakdale	2,001	5	$22,791	10.5	#78

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
RSU 52/msad 52Turner, ME	2,028	$15,619	12.1
Knoch School DistrictSaxonburg, PA	2,028	$14,166	14.5
Lower Yukon School DistrictMountain Village, AK	2,027	$33,959	15.8
MilanMilan, TN	2,026	$10,455	n/a

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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