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Newington School District

Newington School District in Connecticut: 7 public schools with 3,828 students and 12.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $26,339 per student in FY2024.

Schools
7
Students
3,828
Students per teacher
12.7
CT 11.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$26,339
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)
301
Counselors (FTE)
16.0
Students per counselor
239
CT 297 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
7.0
Librarians (FTE): 7.0

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%

55%proficient

+4.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 52% of school districts in Connecticut

Median 57% · 185 school districts compared

1,692 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Connecticut: 46%

47%proficient

+0.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 59% of school districts in Connecticut

Median 53% · 187 school districts compared

1,690 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
$18.7K15
$19.3K16
$19.5K17
$21.7K18
$21.2K19
$21.4K20
$22.9K21
$24.7K22
$25.5K23
$26.3K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
3.2% · $4M
State
28% · $35.1M
Local
68% · $84.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$16,610
Support services
$8,938
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$18.5M
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 2High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–440713.352%54%
Pre-K–427810.252%46%
Pre-K–439411.748%54%
Pre-K–431712.860%57%
5–861012.862%45%
5–856711.951%44%
9–121,25513.9——

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
200 Garfield Street, Newington, CT 06111
Phone
(860)667-2000
Website