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Public schools in Connecticut
Connecticut has 1,007 open public schools run by 210 districts and other education agencies, enrolling 490,969 students. Schools average 12.3 students per teacher, compared with 15.3 nationally.
State totals
- Districts
- 210
- Schools
- 1,007
- Students
- 490,969
- Teachers (FTE)
- 39,931
- Students per teacher
- 12.3
- US: 15.3
- Charter schools
- 21
- Total spending
- $12.5 billion
- 2020 finance data
- Spending per pupil
- $25,007
- 2020 finance data. US: $16,826
In the 2020 finance data, districts in Connecticut spent $25,007 per pupil, which is above the US figure of $16,826. Dollars are nominal and not adjusted for regional costs or inflation.
Download all 1,007 Connecticut schools (CSV)School districts in Connecticut
All 210 districts and agencies, largest first. Filter by name or city, or sort any column.
| Bridgeport School District | Bridgeport | 36 | 20,022 | 14.6 | $21,190 |
| New Haven School District | New Haven | 37 | 18,817 | 12.0 | $21,931 |
| Waterbury School District | Waterbury | 29 | 18,776 | 12.9 | $21,027 |
| Hartford School District | Hartford | 41 | 16,434 | 14.3 | $31,215 |
| Stamford School District | Stamford | 21 | 16,185 | 12.2 | $23,809 |
| Danbury School District | Danbury | 19 | 11,956 | 14.2 | $17,178 |
| Norwalk School District | Norwalk | 22 | 11,473 | 12.6 | $25,021 |
| Connecticut Technical Education and Career System | Hartford | 17 | 11,296 | 11.0 | |
| New Britain School District | New Britain | 14 | 10,038 | 12.9 | $22,207 |
| Fairfield School District | Fairfield | 16 | 9,139 | 10.6 | $25,825 |
| West Hartford School District | West Hartford | 16 | 9,128 | 12.2 | $24,230 |
| Capitol Region Education Council | Hartford | 16 | 9,091 | 11.1 | |
| Meriden School District | Meriden | 13 | 8,707 | 15.2 | $20,488 |
| Greenwich School District | Greenwich | 15 | 8,465 | 10.9 | $31,208 |
| Bristol School District | Bristol | 13 | 7,713 | 12.6 | $27,083 |
| Trumbull School District | Trumbull | 9 | 6,943 | 14.1 | $21,154 |
| Stratford School District | Stratford | 13 | 6,578 | 12.5 | $26,628 |
| East Hartford School District | East Hartford | 12 | 6,504 | 11.8 | $23,438 |
| Southington School District | Southington | 13 | 6,200 | 12.1 | $20,632 |
| Manchester School District | Manchester | 10 | 6,122 | 10.3 | $26,833 |
| West Haven School District | West Haven | 9 | 5,950 | 12.1 | $25,290 |
| Glastonbury School District | Glastonbury | 8 | 5,696 | 12.7 | $24,030 |
| Hamden School District | Hamden | 10 | 5,464 | 12.7 | $29,820 |
| Westport School District | Westport | 8 | 5,281 | 10.6 | $28,020 |
| Wallingford School District | Wallingford | 12 | 5,241 | 10.7 | $25,311 |
| Milford School District | Milford | 13 | 5,218 | 9.9 | $27,737 |
| South Windsor School District | South Windsor | 6 | 5,125 | 11.2 | $23,596 |
| Enfield School District | Enfield | 8 | 4,694 | 13.1 | $27,803 |
| Darien School District | Darien | 7 | 4,673 | 10.9 | $29,815 |
| Shelton School District | Shelton | 8 | 4,518 | 14.2 | $21,326 |
| Ridgefield School District | Ridgefield | 9 | 4,484 | 11.7 | $26,871 |
| Middletown School District | Middletown | 10 | 4,394 | 11.9 | $36,800 |
| Cheshire School District | Cheshire | 7 | 4,317 | 12.8 | $22,593 |
| Farmington School District | Farmington | 7 | 4,195 | 12.4 | $22,622 |
| Simsbury School District | Simsbury | 7 | 4,127 | 12.7 | $25,376 |
| Naugatuck School District | Naugatuck | 9 | 4,095 | 13.7 | $21,515 |
| New Canaan School District | New Canaan | 5 | 4,060 | 11.4 | $27,647 |
| Groton School District | Mystic | 7 | 4,009 | 11.9 | $33,183 |
| Newtown School District | Newtown | 7 | 3,924 | 11.2 | $24,637 |
| Torrington School District | Torrington | 6 | 3,911 | 12.1 | $30,621 |
| Newington School District | Newington | 7 | 3,855 | 12.8 | $24,095 |
| Wilton School District | Wilton | 4 | 3,782 | 11.7 | $27,533 |
| New Milford School District | New Milford | 5 | 3,532 | 11.0 | $20,518 |
| Wethersfield School District | Wethersfield | 7 | 3,471 | 13.0 | $22,969 |
| Monroe School District | Monroe | 5 | 3,458 | 13.6 | $21,931 |
| Regional School District 15 | Middlebury | 7 | 3,368 | 11.3 | $24,807 |
| Norwich School District | Norwich | 9 | 3,291 | 11.3 | $36,002 |
| Windsor School District | Windsor | 6 | 3,266 | 10.3 | $27,710 |
| Vernon School District | Vernon | 7 | 3,236 | 10.9 | $23,900 |
| Bethel School District | Bethel | 5 | 3,227 | 13.1 | $24,348 |
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Connecticut district rankings
Ratio and spending lists include only districts with 1,000 or more students, so very small districts do not dominate. These are factual sorts, not quality ratings.
Largest districts
- 1.Bridgeport School District20,022
- 2.New Haven School District18,817
- 3.Waterbury School District18,776
- 4.Hartford School District16,434
- 5.Stamford School District16,185
- 6.Danbury School District11,956
- 7.Norwalk School District11,473
- 8.Connecticut Technical Education and Career System11,296
- 9.New Britain School District10,038
- 10.Fairfield School District9,139
Lowest student-teacher ratio
- 1.Area Cooperative Educational Services7.8
- 2.Regional School District 088.7
- 3.Old Saybrook School District8.9
- 4.Windsor Locks School District9.2
- 5.Somers School District9.4
- 6.Clinton School District9.6
- 7.Regional School District 139.8
- 8.Milford School District9.9
- 9.New London School District10.0
- 10.East Lyme School District10.0
Highest student-teacher ratio
- 1.Achievement First Bridgeport Academy District23.2
- 2.The Woodstock Academy District16.2
- 3.Meriden School District15.2
- 4.Bridgeport School District14.6
- 5.Ansonia School District14.5
- 6.Hartford School District14.3
- 7.Shelton School District14.2
- 8.Danbury School District14.2
- 9.Norwich Free Academy District14.1
- 10.Trumbull School District14.1
Highest spending per pupil (2020)
- 1.New London School District$37,478
- 2.Middletown School District$36,800
- 3.Norwich School District$36,002
- 4.Branford School District$34,183
- 5.Tolland School District$33,974
- 6.Groton School District$33,183
- 7.Bloomfield School District$32,922
- 8.Oxford School District$31,393
- 9.Hartford School District$31,215
- 10.Greenwich School District$31,208
Lowest spending per pupil (2020)
- 1.The Woodstock Academy District$0
- 2.Norwich Free Academy District$0
- 3.Achievement First Bridgeport Academy District$13,394
- 4.Amistad Academy District$14,311
- 5.Danbury School District$17,178
- 6.Ellington School District$19,773
- 7.Ledyard School District$19,878
- 8.Wolcott School District$20,300
- 9.Meriden School District$20,488
- 10.New Milford School District$20,518
Most charter schools
- 1.Amistad Academy District1
- 2.Achievement First Bridgeport Academy District1
- 3.Achievement First Hartford Academy District1
- 4.Capital Preparatory Harbor School District1
- 5.Elm City College Preparatory School District1
- 6.Great Oaks Charter School District1
- 7.Jumoke Academy District1
- 8.Stamford Charter School for Excellence District1
- 9.Highville Charter School District1
- 10.Park City Prep Charter School District1
Schools by level
209 high schools, 178 middle schools and 598 elementary schools. The largest of each are listed below; use search or a district page for the rest.
High schools 209
- Danbury High School Danbury, 3,612 students
- Greenwich High School Greenwich, 2,620 students
- New Britain High School New Britain, 2,521 students
- Westhill High School Stamford, 2,224 students
- Trumbull High School Trumbull, 2,152 students
- Stamford High School Stamford, 2,102 students
- Norwich Free Academy Norwich, 2,020 students
- Southington High School Southington, 1,905 students
- West Haven High School West Haven, 1,813 students
- Central High School Bridgeport, 1,803 students
- East Hartford High School East Hartford, 1,776 students
- Wilbur Cross High School New Haven, 1,742 students
- Brien McMahon High School Norwalk, 1,739 students
- Glastonbury High School Glastonbury, 1,737 students
- Manchester High School Manchester, 1,703 students
Middle schools 178
- Saxe Middle School New Canaan, 1,271 students
- Timothy Edwards School South Windsor, 1,221 students
- Broadview Middle School Danbury, 1,070 students
- Michael F. Wallace Middle School Waterbury, 1,059 students
- Middlesex Middle School Darien, 1,043 students
- John F. Kennedy Middle School Enfield, 1,002 students
- Torrington Middle School Torrington, 981 students
- Beman Middle School Middletown, 977 students
- East Hartford Middle School East Hartford, 971 students
- Rogers Park Middle School Danbury, 888 students
- Harry M. Bailey Middle School West Haven, 885 students
- Groton Middle School Groton, 884 students
- Smith Middle School Glastonbury, 875 students
- Sedgwick Middle School West Hartford, 874 students
- Elisabeth M. Bennet Academy Manchester, 864 students
Elementary schools 598
- Blackham School Bridgeport, 1,088 students
- Candlewood Lake Elementary School Brookfield, 1,085 students
- Cesar Batalla School Bridgeport, 990 students
- New Fairfield Elementary School New Fairfield, 946 students
- Greene-Hills School Bristol, 918 students
- Highland School Cheshire, 899 students
- Read School Bridgeport, 863 students
- Beecher Road School Woodbridge, 862 students
- Ana Grace Academy of the Arts Bloomfield, 855 students
- Miller-Driscoll School Wilton, 845 students
- West Bristol School Bristol, 833 students
- Cider Mill School Wilton, 831 students
- Geraldine Johnson School Bridgeport, 825 students
- DiLoreto Elementary & Middle School New Britain, 819 students
- Strawberry Hill an ext. of Rogers International Stamford, 799 students
Cities with the most public schools
- Hartford 47 schools
- Bridgeport 46 schools
- New Haven 42 schools
- Waterbury 33 schools
- Norwalk 23 schools
- Stamford 23 schools
- Danbury 20 schools
- West Hartford 17 schools
- East Hartford 16 schools
- Fairfield 15 schools
- New Britain 14 schools
- Meriden 14 schools
- Milford 14 schools
- Hamden 13 schools
- Manchester 13 schools
- Bristol 13 schools
- Stratford 13 schools
- Middletown 12 schools
- Norwich 12 schools
- Wallingford 11 schools
Neighbouring states
- Massachusetts 1,823 schools
- New York 4,810 schools
- Rhode Island 313 schools
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.