Wallingford School District
Wallingford School District is a public school district based in Wallingford, Connecticut, serving 5,241 students in 12 schools. By enrollment it ranks #23 of the 109 Connecticut districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 80% of them. Its schools average 437 students each, fewer than the Connecticut median of 508. It spends about $23,530 per student on day-to-day operations, 7% more than the Connecticut median. It has roughly 10.7 students per teacher.
How Wallingford compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Wallingford | Connecticut median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $23,530 | $21,960 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $14,558 | $13,098 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $137.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $140.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 492 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 1,141 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 10.7 | 11.5 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 374 | 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
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamden School DistrictHamden | 5,464 | 10 | $25,681 | 12.7 | #21 |
| Westport School DistrictWestport | 5,281 | 8 | $26,749 | 10.6 | #22 |
| Wallingford School DistrictWallingford · this district | 5,241 | 12 | $23,530 | 10.7 | #23 |
| Milford School DistrictMilford | 5,218 | 13 | $24,976 | 9.9 | #24 |
| South Windsor School DistrictSouth Windsor | 5,125 | 6 | $19,637 | 11.2 | #25 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rio ElementaryOxnard, CA | 5,251 | $14,050 | 23.5 |
| AlamogordoAlamogordo, NM | 5,251 | $11,418 | 14.6 |
| FitchburgFitchburg, MA | 5,234 | $16,620 | 12.2 |
| Licking Heights LocalPataskala, OH | 5,232 | $9,385 | 19.1 |
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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