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Waterbury School District

Waterbury School District in Connecticut: 29 public schools with 17,123 students and 11.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $21,340 per student in FY2024.

Schools
29
Students
17,123
Students per teacher
11.7
CT 11.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$21,340
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)
1,461
Counselors (FTE)
66.6
Students per counselor
257
CT 297 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
10.0
Librarians (FTE): 24.0

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%

27%proficient

+1.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 95% of school districts in Connecticut

Median 57% · 185 school districts compared

8,228 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Connecticut: 46%

19%proficient

+3.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 93% of school districts in Connecticut

Median 53% · 187 school districts compared

8,189 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
$17.1K15
$17.6K16
$17.6K17
$18.1K18
$18.4K19
$17.8K20
$18.6K21
$19.3K22
$20.5K23
$21.3K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
21% · $96.1M
State
56% · $262.6M
Local
23% · $108M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$11,825
Support services
$8,002
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$46.2M
Long-term debt
$37.3M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 21Middle schools: 3High schools: 5
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
B. W. Tinker SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–557815.927%22%
Bucks Hill SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–52837.320%29%
Bunker Hill SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–544514.821%15%
Carrington SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–845513.243%30%
Driggs SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–541013.915%9.4%
Duggan SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–842912.130%17%
F. J. Kingsbury SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–541615.626%20%
Gilmartin SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–846214.723%11%
H. S. Chase SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–554311.534%37%
Hopeville SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–529110.416%17%
Pre-K–559014.252%45%
Pre-K–541511.827%20%
Reed SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–843914.915%8.7%
Regan SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–523713.936%41%
Pre-K–427517.641%51%
Pre-K–561416.047%35%
Sprague SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–534411.96.6%5.4%
Walsh SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–535012.412%9.0%
Washington SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–528412.222%22%
Wendell L. Cross SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–860613.729%17%
Woodrow Wilson SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–541514.413%15%
4–81,05911.436%20%
North End Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–87669.921%10%
West Side Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–884810.628%13%
Crosby High SchoolFree meals for all
9–121,45317.0——
John F. Kennedy High SchoolFree meals for all
9–121,39114.2——
6–1282012.058%35%
Waterbury Career AcademyFree meals for all
9–1270912.0——
Wilby High SchoolFree meals for all
9–121,19614.5——

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
236 Grand Street, Waterbury, CT 06702
Phone
(203)574-8004
Website