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Watertown School District
A public school district in Watertown, Connecticut, with 5 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,528
- Students enrolled
- 213.6
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 542.1
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $23,499
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,528 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,804th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 61st of 200 in Connecticut. Larger than 78% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $23,499 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 83% 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
Watertown School District spent $24,585 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $9,426 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 | $24,585 | $63.4 million | 2,578 |
| FY2023 | $23,499 | $61.0 million | 2,598 |
| FY2022 | $22,806 | $58.8 million | 2,579 |
| FY2021 | $21,870 | $57.2 million | 2,617 |
| FY2020 | $19,423 | $52.5 million | 2,705 |
| FY2019 | $18,983 | $52.1 million | 2,742 |
| FY2018 | $18,635 | $51.7 million | 2,772 |
| FY2017 | $17,758 | $49.1 million | 2,765 |
| FY2016 | $16,281 | $45.8 million | 2,811 |
| FY2015 | $16,294 | $46.1 million | 2,831 |
| FY2014 | $15,549 | $45.4 million | 2,917 |
| FY2013 | $14,530 | $43.9 million | 3,024 |
| FY2012 | $13,684 | $42.4 million | 3,099 |
| FY2011 | $12,533 | $39.8 million | 3,176 |
| FY2010 | $12,679 | $41.1 million | 3,239 |
| FY2009 | $11,553 | $38.6 million | 3,337 |
| FY2008 | $11,151 | $37.9 million | 3,398 |
| FY2007 | $10,128 | $35.5 million | 3,503 |
| FY2006 | $9,348 | $33.2 million | 3,553 |
| FY2005 | $9,426 | $33.0 million | 3,506 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $3.2 million | 4.6% |
| State | $21.4 million | 30.7% |
| Local | $45.1 million | 64.7% |
| Total | $69.7 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
5 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Fletcher W. Judson School | 302 |
| John Trumbull Primary School | 610 |
| Polk School | 303 |
| Swift Middle School | 591 |
| Watertown High School | 693 |
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
- 0904890
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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