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Windsor Locks School District

Windsor Locks, Connecticut · Public school district · #93 of 109 Connecticut districts by enrollment

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1,448

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$26,570

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 21% above the Connecticut median

9.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Connecticut median 11.5

Windsor Locks School District is a public school district based in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, serving 1,448 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #93 of the 109 Connecticut districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 15% of them. Its schools average 362 students each, fewer than the Connecticut median of 508. It spends about $26,570 per student on day-to-day operations, 21% more than the Connecticut median. It has roughly 9.2 students per teacher.

How Windsor Locks compares

Windsor LocksConnecticut median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$26,570

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

Instruction spending per student$16,037

Connecticut median $13,098 · 22% above · FY2020-21

Students per school362

Connecticut median 508 · 29% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher9.2

Connecticut median 11.5 · 20% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor290

Connecticut median 321 · 10% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$45.1 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 3%State 27%Local 69%

Measure	Windsor Locks	Connecticut median	Year
Current spending per student	$26,570	$21,960	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$16,037	$13,098	FY2020-21
Total spending	$44.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$45.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	158	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	471	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	9.2	11.5	2024-25
Students per counselor	290	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
North Branford School DistrictNorthford	1,546	4	$23,202	10.9	#92
Windsor Locks School DistrictWindsor Locks · this district	1,448	4	$26,570	9.2	#93
Canton School DistrictCollinsville	1,439	4	$21,541	10.9	#94
Clinton School DistrictClinton	1,426	3	$23,781	9.6	#95
Somers School DistrictSomers	1,347	3	$22,042	9.4	#96

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Ravenswood City ElementaryEast Palo Alto, CA	1,449	$25,596	17.2
Hancock CountyHawesville, KY	1,449	$12,163	14.3
Penn Cambria School DistrictCresson, PA	1,449	$13,838	14.5
Girard School DistrictGirard, PA	1,448	$15,671	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.

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