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Waterbury School District

Waterbury, Connecticut · Public school district · #3 of 109 Connecticut districts by enrollment

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18,776

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$18,292

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 17% below the Connecticut median

12.9

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Connecticut median 11.5

Waterbury School District is a public school district based in Waterbury, Connecticut, serving 18,776 students in 29 schools. By enrollment it ranks #3 of the 109 Connecticut districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 98% of them. Its schools average 647 students each, more than the Connecticut median of 508. It spends about $18,292 per student on day-to-day operations, 17% less than the Connecticut median. It has roughly 12.9 students per teacher.

How Waterbury compares

WaterburyConnecticut median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$18,292

Connecticut median $21,960 · 17% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$10,903

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

Students per school647

Connecticut median 508 · 27% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher12.9

Connecticut median 11.5 · 12% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor284

Connecticut median 321 · 12% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$391.0 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 8%State 64%Local 28%

Measure	Waterbury	Connecticut median	Year
Current spending per student	$18,292	$21,960	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$10,903	$13,098	FY2020-21
Total spending	$386.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$391.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	1,461	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	3,088	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	12.9	11.5	2024-25
Students per counselor	284	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 · this district	18,776	29	$18,292	12.9	#3
Hartford School DistrictHartford	16,434	41	$22,349	14.3	#4
Stamford School DistrictStamford	16,185	21	$21,940	12.2	#5

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Putnam City Public SchoolsWarr Acres, OK	18,836	$10,260	16.0
Kennewick School DistrictKennewick, WA	18,826	$14,239	18.0
Washington Elementary School District (4260)Glendale, AZ	18,816	$9,947	17.0
Hillsboro School District 1JHillsboro, OR	18,781	$12,709	19.2

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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