Stratford School District
A public school district in Stratford, Connecticut, with 13 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 6,578
- Students enrolled
- 527.6
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 1,193.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $23,008
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 6,578 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,428th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 17th 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: $23,008 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 82% 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
Stratford School District spent $23,008 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $10,625 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 | $23,008 | $155.6 million | 6,762 |
| FY2022 | $22,040 | $149.4 million | 6,780 |
| FY2021 | $20,894 | $138.6 million | 6,632 |
| FY2020 | $19,663 | $133.6 million | 6,795 |
| FY2019 | $19,741 | $133.5 million | 6,762 |
| FY2018 | $18,809 | $127.7 million | 6,787 |
| FY2017 | $18,746 | $127.5 million | 6,800 |
| FY2016 | $17,460 | $119.5 million | 6,846 |
| FY2015 | $16,721 | $117.0 million | 6,997 |
| FY2014 | $15,557 | $111.3 million | 7,153 |
| FY2013 | $15,085 | $108.3 million | 7,178 |
| FY2012 | $14,787 | $107.1 million | 7,242 |
| FY2011 | $14,411 | $105.0 million | 7,283 |
| FY2010 | $13,717 | $100.5 million | 7,326 |
| FY2009 | $13,499 | $98.5 million | 7,300 |
| FY2008 | $12,722 | $93.9 million | 7,384 |
| FY2007 | $12,106 | $89.3 million | 7,376 |
| FY2006 | $11,738 | $85.1 million | 7,250 |
| FY2005 | $10,625 | $80.4 million | 7,568 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $16.9 million | 9.1% |
| State | $52.2 million | 28.2% |
| Local | $115.8 million | 62.6% |
| Total | $184.9 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
13 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Bunnell High School | 982 |
| Chapel School | 290 |
| David Wooster Middle School | 538 |
| Eli Whitney School | 462 |
| Franklin School | 246 |
| Harry B. Flood Middle School | 466 |
| Johnson House Elementary School | 537 |
| Lordship School | 154 |
| Nichols School | 418 |
| Second Hill Lane School | 610 |
| Stratford High School | 1,150 |
| Victoria Soto Preschool | 217 |
| Wilcoxson School | 318 |
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
- 0904440
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