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Essex School District

Essex School District in Connecticut: 1 public schools with 307 students and 8.3 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $32,697 per student in FY2024.

Schools
1
Students
307
Students per teacher
8.3
CT 11.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$32,697
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)
37.0
Counselors (FTE)
1.0
Students per counselor
307
CT 297 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.0
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%

67%proficient

−0.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 69% of school districts in Connecticut

Median 57% · 185 school districts compared

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

Math

Connecticut: 46%

66%proficient

−0.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 75% of school districts in Connecticut

Median 53% · 187 school districts compared

149 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
$19.5K15
$20.9K16
$23.8K17
$25.8K18
$28.1K19
$25.8K20
$28.0K21
$30.4K22
$32.4K23
$32.7K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
2.4% · $241K
State
16% · $1.6M
Local
81% · $8.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$21,690
Support services
$10,103
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$2,000
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–6307—67%67%

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
1 Winthrop Road, Deep River, CT 06417
Phone
(860)526-2417
Website