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Colchester School District
A public school district in Colchester, Connecticut, with 4 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,101
- Students enrolled
- 196.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 450
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $22,707
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,101 in 2024–25
- Ranks 4,386th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 75th of 200 in Connecticut. Larger than 75% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $22,707 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 81% 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
Colchester School District spent $24,099 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $9,803 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: NCES
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $24,099 | $52.1 million | 2,161 |
| FY2023 | $22,707 | $50.8 million | 2,235 |
| FY2022 | $22,976 | $50.9 million | 2,216 |
| FY2021 | $21,892 | $47.8 million | 2,185 |
| FY2020 | $20,232 | $46.8 million | 2,311 |
| FY2019 | $20,188 | $46.6 million | 2,309 |
| FY2018 | $18,614 | $45.4 million | 2,437 |
| FY2017 | $17,721 | $43.8 million | 2,472 |
| FY2016 | $17,380 | $44.3 million | 2,551 |
| FY2015 | $16,829 | $44.4 million | 2,638 |
| FY2014 | $16,222 | $44.3 million | 2,733 |
| FY2013 | $14,629 | $42.1 million | 2,880 |
| FY2012 | $13,836 | $41.7 million | 3,017 |
| FY2011 | $12,935 | $39.8 million | 3,077 |
| FY2010 | $12,107 | $38.8 million | 3,205 |
| FY2009 | $12,054 | $38.3 million | 3,180 |
| FY2008 | $11,684 | $37.8 million | 3,238 |
| FY2007 | $11,109 | $36.1 million | 3,246 |
| FY2006 | $10,371 | $33.5 million | 3,227 |
| FY2005 | $9,803 | $31.0 million | 3,164 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $3.8 million | 6.8% |
| State | $20.5 million | 36.6% |
| Local | $31.8 million | 56.6% |
| Total | $56.1 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
4 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Bacon Academy | 572 |
| Colchester Elementary School | 552 |
| Jack Jackter Intermediate School | 509 |
| William J. Johnston Middle School | 452 |
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 12
- NCES district ID
- 0900840
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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