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Chester School District
A public school district in Deep River, Connecticut, with 1 operational school in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 198
- Students enrolled
- 22.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 53.1
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $30,545
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 198 in 2024–25
- Ranks 14,909th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 180th of 200 in Connecticut. Larger than 16% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $30,545 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 94% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Chester School District spent $34,396 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $11,369 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
Source: The College Scorecard
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $34,396 | $7.1 million | 207 |
| FY2023 | $30,545 | $6.8 million | 222 |
| FY2022 | $29,722 | $6.2 million | 209 |
| FY2021 | $29,600 | $5.9 million | 200 |
| FY2020 | $30,441 | $5.7 million | 186 |
| FY2019 | $28,201 | $5.5 million | 194 |
| FY2018 | $26,210 | $5.4 million | 205 |
| FY2017 | $24,874 | $5.1 million | 206 |
| FY2016 | $23,171 | $4.9 million | 211 |
| FY2015 | $22,174 | $4.9 million | 219 |
| FY2014 | $21,553 | $4.9 million | 228 |
| FY2013 | $18,821 | $4.7 million | 251 |
| FY2012 | $18,273 | $4.8 million | 260 |
| FY2011 | $17,415 | $4.8 million | 275 |
| FY2010 | $15,960 | $4.8 million | 299 |
| FY2009 | $14,975 | $4.8 million | 319 |
| FY2008 | $12,971 | $4.4 million | 341 |
| FY2007 | $12,513 | $4.2 million | 335 |
| FY2006 | $12,183 | $3.9 million | 322 |
| FY2005 | $11,369 | $3.8 million | 333 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $380,000 | 5.6% |
| State | $1.9 million | 27.6% |
| Local | $4.5 million | 66.8% |
| Total | $6.8 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
1 operational school, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Chester Elementary School | 198 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 6
- NCES district ID
- 0900780
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Connecticut — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Connecticut — A to Z, each with its page.
- Connecticut on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 30, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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