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Darien School District
A public school district in Darien, Connecticut, with 7 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 4,673
- Students enrolled
- 429.9
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 923.7
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $26,998
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 4,673 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,051st of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 29th of 200 in Connecticut. Larger than 88% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $26,998 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 90% 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
Darien School District spent $28,136 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $13,490 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 | $28,136 | $131.7 million | 4,681 |
| FY2023 | $26,998 | $126.9 million | 4,700 |
| FY2022 | $25,919 | $122.4 million | 4,724 |
| FY2021 | $25,172 | $117.1 million | 4,653 |
| FY2020 | $23,586 | $111.7 million | 4,737 |
| FY2019 | $23,673 | $112.2 million | 4,740 |
| FY2018 | $23,020 | $110.2 million | 4,789 |
| FY2017 | $21,648 | $103.9 million | 4,801 |
| FY2016 | $20,744 | $100.7 million | 4,856 |
| FY2015 | $20,140 | $98.7 million | 4,903 |
| FY2014 | $19,328 | $94.8 million | 4,903 |
| FY2013 | $18,337 | $89.1 million | 4,859 |
| FY2012 | $17,868 | $86.0 million | 4,815 |
| FY2011 | $16,882 | $81.7 million | 4,839 |
| FY2010 | $16,726 | $80.0 million | 4,784 |
| FY2009 | $16,283 | $76.9 million | 4,722 |
| FY2008 | $15,648 | $72.7 million | 4,648 |
| FY2007 | $14,558 | $67.2 million | 4,614 |
| FY2006 | $14,450 | $64.6 million | 4,474 |
| FY2005 | $13,490 | $58.9 million | 4,367 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $1.6 million | 1.0% |
| State | $23.4 million | 14.9% |
| Local | $131.7 million | 84.1% |
| Total | $156.6 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
7 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Darien High School | 1,382 |
| Hindley Elementary School | 411 |
| Holmes Elementary School | 407 |
| Middlesex Middle School | 1,043 |
| Ox Ridge Elementary School | 625 |
| Royle Elementary School | 342 |
| Tokeneke Elementary School | 439 |
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
- 0901050
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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