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Waterbury School District, CT: schools, enrollment and spending

Waterbury School District runs 29 public schools with 18,776 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 12.9 students per teacher is about the same as the Connecticut figure of 12.3.

At a glance

Schools
29
Students
18,776
Teachers (FTE)
1,461
Students per teacher
12.9
CT: 12.3 · US: 15.3
Address
236 Grand Street, Waterbury, CT 06702
Phone
(203)574-8004
County
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region
Locale
City: Midsize
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
0904830
State district ID
CT-1510011
Total staff (FTE)
3,088
School counselors (FTE)
66.0About 284 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
85.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district12.9
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 (18,374), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$391.0 million
Federal revenue
$33.0 million
State revenue
$249.6 million
Local revenue
$108.4 million
Total spending
$386.4 million
Spending per pupil
$21,027
Salaries
$168.7 million43.7% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$42.3 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 8.4%
  • State: 63.8%
  • Local: 27.7%

Connecticut overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$21,027
Connecticut$25,007
United States$16,826

Schools in Waterbury School District

By level: 5 high, 3 middle, 21 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
B. W. Tinker SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 557816.1
Bucks Hill SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 52837.3
Bunker Hill SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 544514.8
Carrington SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 845513.4
Crosby High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,45317.1
Driggs SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 541014.1
Duggan SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 842912.3
F. J. Kingsbury SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 541616.0
Gilmartin SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 846214.9
High School Chase SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 554311.6
Hopeville SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 529110.4
John F. Kennedy High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,39114.3
Maloney Interdistrict Magnet SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 559014.4
Margaret M. Generali Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 541511.9
Michael F. Wallace Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle4 to 81,05911.5
North End Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 87669.9
Reed SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 843915.1
Regan SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 523713.9
Roberto Clemente International Dual Language SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 427518.3
Rotella Interdistrict Magnet SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 561416.2
Sprague SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 534411.9
Walsh SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 535012.5
Washington SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 528412.3
Waterbury Arts Magnet SchoolCEP schoolHigh6 to 1282012.1
Waterbury Career AcademyCEP schoolHigh9 to 1270912.0
Wendell L. Cross SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 860613.8
West Side Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 884810.7
Wilby High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,19614.6
Woodrow Wilson SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 541514.8

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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.