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Guilford School District

Guilford School District in Connecticut: 7 public schools with 3,051 students and 11.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $26,207 per student in FY2024.

Schools
7
Students
3,051
Students per teacher
11.2
CT 11.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$26,207
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)
273
Counselors (FTE)
9.6
Students per counselor
318
CT 297 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
6.0
Librarians (FTE): 6.0

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%

75%proficient

+0.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 90% of school districts in Connecticut

Median 57% · 185 school districts compared

1,364 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Connecticut: 46%

71%proficient

+1.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 86% of school districts in Connecticut

Median 53% · 187 school districts compared

1,364 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
$19.2K15
$19.6K16
$19.9K17
$20.8K18
$21.6K19
$22.1K20
$24.0K21
$24.4K22
$25.1K23
$26.2K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
2.4% · $2.1M
State
18% · $15.7M
Local
80% · $71M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$15,727
Support services
$9,522
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$3.9M
Long-term debt
$62.9M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 2High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
K–425510.272%67%
K–421312.090%85%
Pre-K–436911.967%69%
K–426511.072%71%
5–646311.176%66%
7–847810.375%76%
9–121,00811.8——

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
55 Park Street, Guilford, CT 06437
Phone
(203)453-8200
Website