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Waterford School District

Waterford, Connecticut · Public school district · #66 of 109 Connecticut districts by enrollment

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2,281

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$24,444

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 11% above the Connecticut median

11.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Connecticut median 11.5

Waterford School District is a public school district based in Waterford, Connecticut, serving 2,281 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #66 of the 109 Connecticut districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 40% of them. Its schools average 456 students each, fewer than the Connecticut median of 508. It spends about $24,444 per student on day-to-day operations, 11% more than the Connecticut median. It has roughly 11.2 students per teacher.

How Waterford compares

WaterfordConnecticut median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$24,444

Connecticut median $21,960 · 11% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$14,917

Connecticut median $13,098 · 14% above · FY2020-21

Students per school456

Connecticut median 508 · 10% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.2

Connecticut median 11.5 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor285

Connecticut median 321 · 11% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$69.1 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 3%State 13%Local 84%

Measure	Waterford	Connecticut median	Year
Current spending per student	$24,444	$21,960	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$14,917	$13,098	FY2020-21
Total spending	$64.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$69.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	204	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	472	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.2	11.5	2024-25
Students per counselor	285	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
Ansonia School DistrictAnsonia	2,404	4	$18,751	14.5	#63
Killingly School DistrictDanielson	2,392	4	$20,720	11.8	#64
Ledyard School DistrictLedyard	2,347	5	$18,495	11.7	#65
Waterford School DistrictWaterford · this district	2,281	5	$24,444	11.2	#66
Plainville School DistrictPlainville	2,223	5	$21,704	11.6	#67

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Elizabeth School DistrictElizabeth, CO	2,282	$11,292	16.0
Mundelein Cons HSD 120Mundelein, IL	2,282	$21,597	15.8
Bonsall UnifiedBonsall, CA	2,281	$12,907	21.5
Fulton 58Fulton, MO	2,281	$9,696	13.3

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-waterford-school-district