Hamden School District
A public school district in Hamden, Connecticut, with 10 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 5,464
- Students enrolled
- 429.6
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 1,083.7
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $26,446
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 5,464 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,749th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 23rd of 200 in Connecticut. Larger than 90% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $26,446 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 89% 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
Hamden School District spent $27,043 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $13,123 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.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $27,043 | $147.5 million | 5,455 |
| FY2023 | $26,446 | $144.6 million | 5,468 |
| FY2022 | $26,766 | $144.1 million | 5,385 |
| FY2021 | $25,681 | $135.3 million | 5,269 |
| FY2020 | $24,375 | $131.8 million | 5,408 |
| FY2019 | $24,951 | $133.1 million | 5,336 |
| FY2018 | $24,321 | $130.4 million | 5,362 |
| FY2017 | $23,342 | $126.7 million | 5,429 |
| FY2016 | $22,980 | $126.2 million | 5,490 |
| FY2015 | $21,538 | $121.2 million | 5,629 |
| FY2014 | $20,366 | $117.4 million | 5,765 |
| FY2013 | $19,194 | $111.2 million | 5,793 |
| FY2012 | $18,635 | $108.8 million | 5,836 |
| FY2011 | $17,912 | $107.2 million | 5,983 |
| FY2010 | $17,425 | $103.5 million | 5,941 |
| FY2009 | $16,376 | $99.3 million | 6,065 |
| FY2008 | $15,255 | $95.5 million | 6,260 |
| FY2007 | $14,046 | $87.9 million | 6,259 |
| FY2006 | $14,188 | $88.8 million | 6,260 |
| FY2005 | $13,123 | $82.7 million | 6,304 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $17.8 million | 10.3% |
| State | $55.4 million | 32.2% |
| Local | $98.9 million | 57.5% |
| Total | $172.1 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
10 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Bear Path School | 385 |
| Church Street School | 334 |
| Dunbar Hill School | 271 |
| Hamden High School | 1,609 |
| Hamden Middle School | 845 |
| Helen Street School | 280 |
| Ridge Hill School | 321 |
| Shepherd Glen School | 303 |
| Spring Glen School | 347 |
| West Woods School | 317 |
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
- 0901860
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.
Data retrieved