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Manchester School District
A public school district in Manchester, Connecticut, with 10 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 6,122
- Students enrolled
- 594.8
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 1,459.4
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $27,280
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 6,122 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,534th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 20th of 200 in Connecticut. Larger than 91% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $27,280 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
Manchester School District spent $27,674 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $11,886 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 | $27,674 | $170.7 million | 6,167 |
| FY2023 | $27,280 | $168.9 million | 6,192 |
| FY2022 | $27,647 | $170.1 million | 6,154 |
| FY2021 | $24,105 | $145.7 million | 6,044 |
| FY2020 | $23,266 | $145.7 million | 6,262 |
| FY2019 | $22,948 | $142.3 million | 6,200 |
| FY2018 | $21,743 | $134.4 million | 6,181 |
| FY2017 | $21,185 | $132.4 million | 6,249 |
| FY2016 | $21,407 | $132.9 million | 6,208 |
| FY2015 | $20,277 | $126.3 million | 6,228 |
| FY2014 | $19,476 | $120.9 million | 6,210 |
| FY2013 | $18,233 | $113.7 million | 6,236 |
| FY2012 | $17,773 | $113.9 million | 6,406 |
| FY2011 | $16,214 | $110.5 million | 6,812 |
| FY2010 | $15,733 | $108.3 million | 6,884 |
| FY2009 | $15,406 | $105.7 million | 6,863 |
| FY2008 | $15,484 | $105.8 million | 6,831 |
| FY2007 | $13,930 | $98.7 million | 7,084 |
| FY2006 | $13,069 | $94.1 million | 7,202 |
| FY2005 | $11,886 | $88.8 million | 7,475 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $21.7 million | 10.1% |
| State | $76.4 million | 35.6% |
| Local | $116.7 million | 54.3% |
| Total | $214.8 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
10 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Bowers School | 376 |
| Buckley School | 284 |
| Elisabeth M. Bennet Academy | 864 |
| Highland Park School | 300 |
| Illing Middle School | 763 |
| Keeney School | 366 |
| Manchester High School | 1,703 |
| Manchester Preschool Center at Martin | 153 |
| Verplanck School | 466 |
| Waddell School | 476 |
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
- 0902310
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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