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Fairfield School District
A public school district in Fairfield, Connecticut, with 16 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 9,139
- Students enrolled
- 861
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 1,833.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $25,627
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 9,139 in 2024–25
- Ranks 996th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 10th of 200 in Connecticut. Larger than 94% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $25,627 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 88% 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
Fairfield School District spent $26,828 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $13,994 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 | $26,828 | $251.0 million | 9,355 |
| FY2023 | $25,627 | $240.4 million | 9,379 |
| FY2022 | $24,785 | $230.4 million | 9,297 |
| FY2021 | $23,513 | $220.7 million | 9,387 |
| FY2020 | $21,986 | $211.6 million | 9,624 |
| FY2019 | $21,291 | $208.8 million | 9,805 |
| FY2018 | $20,160 | $200.1 million | 9,928 |
| FY2017 | $19,244 | $192.3 million | 9,991 |
| FY2016 | $18,894 | $190.0 million | 10,054 |
| FY2015 | $18,212 | $185.3 million | 10,176 |
| FY2014 | $17,450 | $179.0 million | 10,257 |
| FY2013 | $16,796 | $172.9 million | 10,294 |
| FY2012 | $16,520 | $170.4 million | 10,314 |
| FY2011 | $16,063 | $163.5 million | 10,182 |
| FY2010 | $16,009 | $161.9 million | 10,110 |
| FY2009 | $16,124 | $160.5 million | 9,956 |
| FY2008 | $15,824 | $154.7 million | 9,777 |
| FY2007 | $15,197 | $144.3 million | 9,496 |
| FY2006 | $14,777 | $136.9 million | 9,266 |
| FY2005 | $13,994 | $126.3 million | 9,024 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $9.2 million | 3.3% |
| State | $38.4 million | 14.0% |
| Local | $228.0 million | 82.7% |
| Total | $275.6 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
16 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Burr Elementary School | 347 |
| Dwight Elementary School | 228 |
| Fairfield Ludlowe High School | 1,367 |
| Fairfield Warde High School | 1,308 |
| Fairfield Woods Middle School | 715 |
| Holland Hill School | 385 |
| Jennings School | 280 |
| McKinley School | 470 |
| Mill Hill School | 371 |
| North Stratfield School | 408 |
| Osborn Hill School | 446 |
| Riverfield School | 406 |
| Roger Ludlowe Middle School | 764 |
| Sherman School | 385 |
| Stratfield School | 326 |
| Tomlinson Middle School | 584 |
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
- 0901530
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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