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West Hartford School District

West Hartford, Connecticut · Public school district · #10 of 109 Connecticut districts by enrollment

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9,128

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$22,060

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Connecticut median

12.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Connecticut median 11.5

West Hartford School District is a public school district based in West Hartford, Connecticut, serving 9,128 students in 16 schools. By enrollment it ranks #10 of the 109 Connecticut districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 92% of them. Its schools average 570 students each, more than the Connecticut median of 508. It spends about $22,060 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 12.2 students per teacher.

How West Hartford compares

West HartfordConnecticut median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$22,060

Connecticut median $21,960 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$13,393

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

Students per school570

Connecticut median 508 · 12% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher12.2

Connecticut median 11.5 · 6% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor326

Connecticut median 321 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$226.8 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 3%State 25%Local 72%

Measure	West Hartford	Connecticut median	Year
Current spending per student	$22,060	$21,960	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$13,393	$13,098	FY2020-21
Total spending	$220.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$226.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	749	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,795	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	12.2	11.5	2024-25
Students per counselor	326	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
New Britain School DistrictNew Britain	10,038	14	$20,273	12.9	#8
Fairfield School DistrictFairfield	9,139	16	$23,513	10.6	#9
West Hartford School DistrictWest Hartford · this district	9,128	16	$22,060	12.2	#10
Meriden School DistrictMeriden	8,707	13	$18,516	15.2	#11
Greenwich School DistrictGreenwich	8,465	15	$27,966	10.9	#12

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
FraminghamFramingham, MA	9,124	$22,160	11.6
Schenectady City School DistrictSchenectady, NY	9,117	$19,604	11.5
West Des Moines Community School DistrictWest Des Moines, IA	9,110	$13,150	14.5
Farmington Public School DistrictFarmington, MI	9,110	$14,593	14.5

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.

Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-ct-west-hartford-school-district