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Ansonia School District

Ansonia School District in Connecticut: 4 public schools with 2,343 students and 14.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $23,223 per student in FY2024.

Schools
4
Students
2,343
Students per teacher
14.1
CT 11.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$23,223
CT $25.7K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
166
Counselors (FTE)
7.0
Students per counselor
335
CT 297 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
4.0
Librarians (FTE): 1.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Connecticut's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Connecticut: 50%

26%proficient

+0.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 95% of school districts in Connecticut

Median 57% · 185 school districts compared

1,126 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Connecticut: 46%

22%proficient

+3.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 91% of school districts in Connecticut

Median 53% · 187 school districts compared

1,127 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$15.5K15
$16.3K16
$17.0K17
$17.8K18
$18.2K19
$18.2K20
$19.6K21
$21.3K22
$22.3K23
$23.2K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
11% · $6.5M
State
51% · $30.7M
Local
39% · $23.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$15,508
Support services
$6,625
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1.4M
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Mead SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–557815.228%31%
Prendergast SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–558816.331%30%
Ansonia Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–856014.023%14%
Ansonia High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1261712.9——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
42 Grove Street, Ansonia, CT 06401
Phone
(203)736-5095
Website