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Trumbull School District

Trumbull, Connecticut · Public school district · #14 of 109 Connecticut districts by enrollment

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6,943

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$19,752

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 10% below the Connecticut median

14.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Connecticut median 11.5

Trumbull School District is a public school district based in Trumbull, Connecticut, serving 6,943 students in 9 schools. By enrollment it ranks #14 of the 109 Connecticut districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 88% of them. Its schools average 771 students each, more than the Connecticut median of 508. It spends about $19,752 per student on day-to-day operations, 10% less than the Connecticut median. It has roughly 14.1 students per teacher.

How Trumbull compares

TrumbullConnecticut median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$19,752

Connecticut median $21,960 · 10% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$10,893

Connecticut median $13,098 · 17% below · FY2020-21

Students per school771

Connecticut median 508 · 52% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher14.1

Connecticut median 11.5 · 23% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor347

Connecticut median 321 · 8% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$147.0 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 4%State 17%Local 80%

Measure	Trumbull	Connecticut median	Year
Current spending per student	$19,752	$21,960	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$10,893	$13,098	FY2020-21
Total spending	$142.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$147.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	491	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,184	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	14.1	11.5	2024-25
Students per counselor	347	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
Bristol School DistrictBristol	7,713	13	$18,999	12.6	#13
Trumbull School DistrictTrumbull · this district	6,943	9	$19,752	14.1	#14
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	6,200	13	$19,346	12.1	#17

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
PlymouthPlymouth, MA	6,956	$20,770	11.1
Jefferson CountyDandridge, TN	6,937	$9,465	n/a
Vestavia Hills CityVestavia Hills, AL	6,934	$12,666	15.2
El Monte CityEl Monte, CA	6,927	$17,735	20.5

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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