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Bethel School District

Bethel School District in Connecticut: 5 public schools with 3,188 students and 12.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $22,085 per student in FY2024.

Schools
5
Students
3,188
Students per teacher
12.9
CT 11.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$22,085
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)
247
Counselors (FTE)
10.0
Students per counselor
319
CT 297 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
4.0
Librarians (FTE): 5.0

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%

60%proficient

+2.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 55% of school districts in Connecticut

Median 57% · 185 school districts compared

1,409 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Connecticut: 46%

61%proficient

+3.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 65% of school districts in Connecticut

Median 53% · 187 school districts compared

1,404 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
$18.1K15
$18.4K16
$18.4K17
$18.4K18
$19.1K19
$18.8K20
$20.2K21
$21.1K22
$21.9K23
$22.1K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
5.4% · $4M
State
26% · $19.6M
Local
68% · $51.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$13,130
Support services
$8,297
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$756K
Long-term debt
$14.1M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
K–230313.2——
Pre-K–237811.6——
3–565213.761%60%
6–875813.160%61%
9–121,09713.6——

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
One School Street, Bethel, CT 06801
Phone
(203)794-8601
Website