Newtown School District
A public school district in Newtown, Connecticut, with 7 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,924
- Students enrolled
- 349
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 823
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $24,631
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,924 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,487th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 39th of 200 in Connecticut. Larger than 86% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $24,631 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 86% 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
Newtown School District spent $24,631 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $10,780 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
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $24,631 | $98.6 million | 4,003 |
| FY2022 | $23,957 | $96.5 million | 4,030 |
| FY2021 | $22,734 | $91.5 million | 4,027 |
| FY2020 | $21,422 | $89.2 million | 4,162 |
| FY2019 | $20,928 | $89.6 million | 4,282 |
| FY2018 | $19,917 | $87.3 million | 4,385 |
| FY2017 | $19,117 | $85.0 million | 4,447 |
| FY2016 | $18,410 | $84.0 million | 4,564 |
| FY2015 | $18,138 | $86.1 million | 4,747 |
| FY2014 | $17,569 | $86.0 million | 4,894 |
| FY2013 | $15,482 | $79.5 million | 5,137 |
| FY2012 | $14,935 | $79.1 million | 5,298 |
| FY2011 | $14,003 | $76.3 million | 5,451 |
| FY2010 | $13,628 | $74.8 million | 5,490 |
| FY2009 | $13,267 | $74.3 million | 5,602 |
| FY2008 | $12,811 | $72.1 million | 5,628 |
| FY2007 | $12,038 | $68.2 million | 5,668 |
| FY2006 | $11,344 | $63.8 million | 5,628 |
| FY2005 | $10,780 | $59.2 million | 5,493 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $3.9 million | 3.4% |
| State | $21.2 million | 18.1% |
| Local | $92.0 million | 78.5% |
| Total | $117.2 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 |
|---|---|
| Hawley Elementary School | 281 |
| Head O'Meadow Elementary School | 327 |
| Middle Gate Elementary School | 397 |
| Newtown High School | 1,254 |
| Newtown Middle School | 593 |
| Reed Intermediate School | 583 |
| Sandy Hook Elementary School | 349 |
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
- 0902910
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 25, 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 2023
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 2023.
Data retrieved