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Westport School District

Westport School District in Connecticut: 8 public schools with 5,161 students and 10.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $30,974 per student in FY2024.

Schools
8
Students
5,161
Students per teacher
10.4
CT 11.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$30,974
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)
497
Counselors (FTE)
17.8
Students per counselor
290
CT 297 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
22.3
Librarians (FTE): 9.2

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%

81%proficient

+2.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 97% of school districts in Connecticut

Median 57% · 185 school districts compared

2,388 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Connecticut: 46%

80%proficient

+0.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 97% of school districts in Connecticut

Median 53% · 187 school districts compared

2,385 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
$22.4K15
$22.7K16
$23.5K17
$25.2K18
$26.0K19
$26.3K20
$27.5K21
$29.1K22
$29.4K23
$31.0K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
2.3% · $4M
State
15% · $25.7M
Local
83% · $142.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$19,695
Support services
$10,921
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$5.2M
Long-term debt
$51.7M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 5Middle schools: 2High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
K–546111.479%77%
K–546011.480%83%
K–545111.181%84%
K–557111.783%83%
K–539510.680%77%
6–87109.980%77%
6–848410.384%82%
9–121,62910.7——

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
110 Myrtle Avenue, Westport, CT 06880
Phone
(203)341-1025
Website