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Danbury School District, CT: schools, enrollment and spending

Danbury School District runs 19 public schools with 11,956 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 14.2 students per teacher is 1.9 higher than the Connecticut figure of 12.3.

At a glance

Schools
19
Students
11,956
Teachers (FTE)
844
Students per teacher
14.2
CT: 12.3 · US: 15.3
Address
63 Beaver Brook Road, Danbury, CT 06810
Phone
(203)797-4701
County
Western Connecticut Planning Region
Locale
City: Small
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
0901020
State district ID
CT-0340011
Total staff (FTE)
1,786
School counselors (FTE)
27.0About 443 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
40.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district14.2
Connecticut12.3
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (11,813), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$207.5 million
Federal revenue
$12.0 million
State revenue
$77.7 million
Local revenue
$117.9 million
Total spending
$202.9 million
Spending per pupil
$17,178
Salaries
$114.3 million56.3% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$5.2 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 5.8%
  • State: 37.4%
  • Local: 56.8%

Connecticut overall

  • Federal: 5.3%
  • State: 35.8%
  • Local: 58.8%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$17,178
Connecticut$25,007
United States$16,826

Schools in Danbury School District

By level: 1 high, 3 middle, 14 elementary, 1 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Broadview Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 81,07013.4
Danbury High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 123,61215.7
DPS Early Childhood CenterCEP schoolElementaryPK to K6516.2
DPS Early Childhood Center at GranvilleCEP schoolPrekindergartenPK18415.3
Ellsworth Avenue SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 549215.4
Great Plain SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 527112.9
Hayestown Avenue SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 545013.6
King Street Intermediate SchoolCEP schoolElementary4 to 536716.0
King Street Primary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 339314.6
Mill Ridge Primary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 331915.2
Morris Street SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 534012.6
Park Avenue SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 556213.1
Pembroke SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 537613.4
Rogers Park Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 888810.8
Shelter Rock SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 552716.5
South Street SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 537214.3
Stadley Rough SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 547916.0
Western CT Academy of International Studies Elementary MagneCEP schoolElementaryK to 533014.3
Westside Middle School AcademyCEP schoolMiddle6 to 873616.7

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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.