Wethersfield School District
A public school district in Wethersfield, Connecticut, with 7 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,471
- Students enrolled
- 266.4
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 686.8
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $22,484
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,471 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,829th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 44th of 200 in Connecticut. Larger than 84% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $22,484 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 81% 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
Wethersfield School District spent $22,484 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $11,322 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 | $22,484 | $82.0 million | 3,646 |
| FY2022 | $21,775 | $78.2 million | 3,592 |
| FY2021 | $20,618 | $73.1 million | 3,543 |
| FY2020 | $19,667 | $70.3 million | 3,575 |
| FY2019 | $18,943 | $67.9 million | 3,587 |
| FY2018 | $18,632 | $66.6 million | 3,575 |
| FY2017 | $18,320 | $65.3 million | 3,565 |
| FY2016 | $17,990 | $65.1 million | 3,620 |
| FY2015 | $17,232 | $62.3 million | 3,618 |
| FY2014 | $16,212 | $60.0 million | 3,701 |
| FY2013 | $15,478 | $56.9 million | 3,675 |
| FY2012 | $15,113 | $55.7 million | 3,683 |
| FY2011 | $14,677 | $55.7 million | 3,798 |
| FY2010 | $14,201 | $54.1 million | 3,810 |
| FY2009 | $14,188 | $54.1 million | 3,812 |
| FY2008 | $13,478 | $51.4 million | 3,811 |
| FY2007 | $12,543 | $48.1 million | 3,833 |
| FY2006 | $12,203 | $45.6 million | 3,735 |
| FY2005 | $11,322 | $42.1 million | 3,722 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $5.6 million | 6.0% |
| State | $27.7 million | 29.8% |
| Local | $59.8 million | 64.2% |
| Total | $93.1 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
7 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Alfred W. Hanmer School | 280 |
| Charles Wright School | 235 |
| Emerson-Williams School | 408 |
| Highcrest School | 429 |
| Samuel B. Webb Elementary School | 342 |
| Silas Deane Middle School | 546 |
| Wethersfield High School | 1,146 |
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
- 0905070
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