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Putnam School District, CT: schools, enrollment and spending

Putnam School District runs 3 public schools with 1,176 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 11.8 students per teacher is about the same as the Connecticut figure of 12.3.

At a glance

Schools
3
Students
1,176
Teachers (FTE)
100
Students per teacher
11.8
CT: 12.3 · US: 15.3
Address
152 Woodstock Avenue, Putnam, CT 06260
County
Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region
Locale
Town: Distant
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
0903480
State district ID
CT-1160011
Total staff (FTE)
259
School counselors (FTE)
3.0About 392 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
5.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district11.8
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 (1,097), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$27.6 million
Federal revenue
$2.9 million
State revenue
$13.4 million
Local revenue
$11.2 million
Total spending
$27.0 million
Spending per pupil
$24,598
Salaries
$12.7 million47.1% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$10.8 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 10.6%
  • State: 48.7%
  • Local: 40.6%

Connecticut overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$24,598
Connecticut$25,007
United States$16,826

Schools in Putnam School District

By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Putnam Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 455813.9
Putnam High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 122539.7
Putnam Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle5 to 835311.8

Nearby and related

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.