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Wilton School District

Wilton, Connecticut · Public school district · #40 of 109 Connecticut districts by enrollment

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3,782

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$25,690

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 17% above the Connecticut median

11.7

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Connecticut median 11.5

Wilton School District is a public school district based in Wilton, Connecticut, serving 3,782 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #40 of the 109 Connecticut districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 64% of them. Its schools average 946 students each, more than the Connecticut median of 508. It spends about $25,690 per student on day-to-day operations, 17% more than the Connecticut median. It has roughly 11.7 students per teacher.

How Wilton compares

WiltonConnecticut median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$25,690

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

Instruction spending per student$15,117

Connecticut median $13,098 · 15% above · FY2020-21

Students per school946

Connecticut median 508 · 86% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.7

Connecticut median 11.5 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor291

Connecticut median 321 · 9% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$105.6 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 1%State 15%Local 84%

Measure	Wilton	Connecticut median	Year
Current spending per student	$25,690	$21,960	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$15,117	$13,098	FY2020-21
Total spending	$101.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$105.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	323	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	660	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.7	11.5	2024-25
Students per counselor	291	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
Groton School DistrictMystic	4,009	7	$22,587	11.9	#36
Newtown School DistrictNewtown	3,924	7	$22,734	11.2	#37
Torrington School DistrictTorrington	3,911	6	$23,070	12.1	#38
Newington School DistrictNewington	3,855	7	$22,168	12.8	#39
Wilton School DistrictWilton · this district	3,782	4	$25,690	11.7	#40

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
North KingstownNorth Kingstown, RI	3,786	$18,259	12.3
Decatur ISDDecatur, TX	3,786	$10,389	15.8
Selah School DistrictSelah, WA	3,784	$14,234	17.1
White CountyCleveland, GA	3,782	$12,623	13.9

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.

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