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Bethany School District

Bethany School District in Connecticut: 1 public schools with 430 students and 12.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $22,052 per student in FY2024.

Schools
1
Students
430
Students per teacher
12.5
CT 11.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$22,052
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)
34.5
Counselors (FTE)
0.0
Students per counselor
—
CT 297 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
2.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.5

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%

74%proficient

−3.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 87% of school districts in Connecticut

Median 57% · 185 school districts compared

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

Math

Connecticut: 46%

68%proficient

−6.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 81% of school districts in Connecticut

Median 53% · 187 school districts compared

251 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
$19.3K15
$19.8K16
$21.5K17
$21.4K18
$21.8K19
$21.8K20
$23.1K21
$22.6K22
$21.5K23
$22.1K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
6.5% · $674K
State
33% · $3.4M
Local
61% · $6.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$13,301
Support services
$8,054
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$439K
Long-term debt
$2.1M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–643012.874%68%

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
44 Peck Road, Bethany, CT 06524
Phone
(203)393-1170
Website