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Weston School District

Weston, Connecticut · Public school district · #74 of 109 Connecticut districts by enrollment

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2,101

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$26,075

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 19% above the Connecticut median

11.4

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Connecticut median 11.5

Weston School District is a public school district based in Weston, Connecticut, serving 2,101 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #74 of the 109 Connecticut districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 32% of them. Its schools average 525 students each, about the same as the Connecticut median of 508. It spends about $26,075 per student on day-to-day operations, 19% more than the Connecticut median. It has roughly 11.4 students per teacher.

How Weston compares

WestonConnecticut median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$26,075

Connecticut median $21,960 · 19% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$14,979

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

Students per school525

Connecticut median 508 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.4

Connecticut median 11.5 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor233

Connecticut median 321 · 27% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$68.6 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 1%State 13%Local 85%

Measure	Weston	Connecticut median	Year
Current spending per student	$26,075	$21,960	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$14,979	$13,098	FY2020-21
Total spending	$64.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$68.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	185	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	418	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.4	11.5	2024-25
Students per counselor	233	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
Seymour School DistrictSeymour	2,103	4	$19,993	13.2	#72
Weston School DistrictWeston · this district	2,101	4	$26,075	11.4	#74
Colchester School DistrictColchester	2,101	4	$21,892	10.7	#73
Wolcott School DistrictWolcott	2,100	5	$19,056	10.9	#75
Norwich Free Academy DistrictNorwich	2,097	1	n/a	14.1	#76

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Twin Lakes School CorporationMonticello, IN	2,102	$10,485	14.0
MoberlyMoberly, MO	2,102	$11,028	11.3
Beatrice Public SchoolsBeatrice, NE	2,102	$12,277	15.1
Oyster River Coop School DistrictDurham, NH	2,102	$20,847	11.7

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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