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Wethersfield School District

Wethersfield, Connecticut · Public school district · #42 of 109 Connecticut districts by enrollment

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3,471

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$20,618

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 6% below the Connecticut median

13.0

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Connecticut median 11.5

Wethersfield School District is a public school district based in Wethersfield, Connecticut, serving 3,471 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #42 of the 109 Connecticut districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 62% of them. Its schools average 496 students each, about the same as the Connecticut median of 508. It spends about $20,618 per student on day-to-day operations, 6% less than the Connecticut median. It has roughly 13.0 students per teacher.

How Wethersfield compares

WethersfieldConnecticut median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$20,618

Connecticut median $21,960 · 6% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$13,044

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

Students per school496

Connecticut median 508 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per teacher13.0

Connecticut median 11.5 · 13% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor347

Connecticut median 321 · 8% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$85.3 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 3%State 28%Local 69%

Measure	Wethersfield	Connecticut median	Year
Current spending per student	$20,618	$21,960	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$13,044	$13,098	FY2020-21
Total spending	$81.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$85.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	266	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	686	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	13.0	11.5	2024-25
Students per counselor	347	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 Milford School DistrictNew Milford	3,532	5	$19,514	11.0	#41
Wethersfield School DistrictWethersfield · this district	3,471	7	$20,618	13.0	#42
Monroe School DistrictMonroe	3,458	5	$20,971	13.6	#43
Regional School District 15Middlebury	3,368	7	$23,252	11.3	#44
Norwich School DistrictNorwich	3,291	9	$23,481	11.3	#45

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Summit School District No. Re 1Frisco, CO	3,473	$14,763	12.7
El Segundo UnifiedEl Segundo, CA	3,472	$11,575	23.9
Whitehall CityWhitehall, OH	3,472	$13,117	17.4
Lowell Area SchoolsLowell, MI	3,470	$11,060	17.9

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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