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Fairfield School District

Fairfield School District in Connecticut: 16 public schools with 8,790 students and 10.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $28,068 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 16
Students: 8,790
Students per teacher: 10.2; CT 11.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $28,068; 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): 861
Counselors (FTE): 31.9
Students per counselor: 276; CT 297 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 30.6; Librarians (FTE): 18.0

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%

73%proficient

+1.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 83% of school districts in Connecticut

Median 57% · 185 school districts compared

4,135 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Connecticut: 46%

72%proficient

+3.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 88% of school districts in Connecticut

Median 53% · 187 school districts compared

4,126 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

$18.9K15

$19.5K16

$20.0K17

$21.1K18

$22.1K19

$22.8K20

$24.5K21

$25.9K22

$26.8K23

$28.1K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 2.5% · $7M
State: 15% · $40.6M
Local: 83% · $227.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $16,865
Support services: $10,432
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $6.9M
Long-term debt: $76.3M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 11Middle schools: 3High schools: 2

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Burr Elementary School	K–5	347	12.2	80%	79%	Fairfield
Dwight Elementary School	K–5	228	11.9	82%	88%	Fairfield
Holland Hill School	Pre-K–5	385	12.6	72%	72%	Fairfield
Jennings School	K–5	280	10.7	86%	80%	Fairfield
McKinley School	K–5	470	11.1	54%	61%	Fairfield
Mill Hill School	K–5	371	11.4	76%	74%	Southport
North Stratfield School	K–5	408	12.8	74%	71%	Fairfield
Osborn Hill School	K–5	446	13.6	76%	75%	Fairfield
Riverfield School	K–5	406	12.8	73%	72%	Fairfield
Sherman School	K–5	385	13.7	83%	81%	Fairfield
Stratfield School	Pre-K–5	326	11.6	67%	60%	Fairfield
Fairfield Woods Middle School	6–8	715	9.8	68%	70%	Fairfield
Roger Ludlowe Middle School	6–8	764	10.2	79%	79%	Fairfield
Tomlinson Middle School	6–8	584	9.6	66%	65%	Fairfield
Fairfield Ludlowe High School	9–12	1,367	11.1	—	—	Fairfield
Fairfield Warde High School	9–12	1,308	10.6	—	—	Fairfield

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.

Sources

Address: 501 Kings Highway East, Fairfield, CT 06825
Phone: (203)255-8371

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. 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 v3.1.