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West Hartford School District

West Hartford School District in Connecticut: 16 public schools with 8,875 students and 11.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $26,271 per student in FY2024.

Schools
16
Students
8,875
Students per teacher
11.8
CT 11.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$26,271
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)
750
Counselors (FTE)
28.0
Students per counselor
317
CT 297 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
23.8
Librarians (FTE): 16.0

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%

66%proficient

+1.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 68% of school districts in Connecticut

Median 57% · 185 school districts compared

4,019 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Connecticut: 46%

63%proficient

+0.5 points from 2023–24 school year

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

Median 53% · 187 school districts compared

4,011 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
$17.5K15
$17.8K16
$18.5K17
$20.4K18
$21.1K19
$21.5K20
$23.1K21
$24.8K22
$25.2K23
$26.3K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
5.4% · $13.9M
State
25% · $64.6M
Local
69% · $178.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$16,610
Support services
$8,930
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$7.8M
Long-term debt
$42.3M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 11Middle schools: 3High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–540813.177%75%
K–534712.375%74%
K–534311.986%84%
Pre-K–548611.544%42%
K–548913.279%74%
K–530110.870%67%
K–536212.171%69%
Pre-K–534210.648%56%
Pre-K–533212.770%71%
Pre-K–537910.374%71%
K–535411.563%62%
6–832611.563%55%
6–882011.468%61%
6–887411.462%57%
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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
50 South Main Street, West Hartford, CT 06107
Phone
(860)561-6600
Website