Bethel Public Schools

Listed by NCES as Bethel School District (district ID 0900270)

Public school district · Western Connecticut Planning Region · Connecticut · NCES district ID 0900270

Bethel Public Schools spent $21,338 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 85% of the other Connecticut districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $23,805). Its 5 schools enrolled 3,188 students in 2024-25; 28.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $21,419 per student, up 0.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% (Connecticut: 88.2%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Connecticut districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Bethel Public Schools in enrollment (3,106 to 3,469 students) and Bethel Public Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Connecticut districts closest in size to Bethel Public Schools, FY23Norwich Public Schools $29,852; Windsor Public Schools $27,154; Regional School District 15 $25,782; Windham $25,776; Guilford Public Schools $24,109; Avon Public Schools $23,764; Vernon Public Schools $22,883; North Haven $22,752; Monroe Public Schools $22,292; Bethel Public Schools $21,338; State median, 1,000+ students $23,805.15k20k25k30k35kNorwich Public Schools$29,852Windsor Public Schools$27,154Regional School District 15$25,782Windham$25,776Guilford Public Schools$24,109Avon Public Schools$23,764Vernon Public Schools$22,883North Haven$22,752Monroe Public Schools$22,292Bethel Public Schools$21,338State median, 1,000+ students $23,805
Current spending per student, Connecticut districts closest in size to Bethel Public Schools, FY23Norwich Public Schools $29,852; Windsor Public Schools $27,154; Regional School District 15 $25,782; Windham $25,776; Guilford Public Schools $24,109; Avon Public Schools $23,764; Vernon Public Schools $22,883; North Haven $22,752; Monroe Public Schools $22,292; Bethel Public Schools $21,338; State median, 1,000+ students $23,805.15k20k25k30k35kNorwich Public Schools$29,852Windsor Public Schools$27,154Regional School District 15$25,782Windham$25,776Guilford Public Schools$24,109Avon Public Schools$23,764Vernon Public Schools$22,883North Haven$22,752Monroe Public Schools$22,292Bethel Public Schools$21,338State median, 1,000+ students $23,805
Current spending per student, Connecticut districts closest in size to Bethel Public Schools, FY23Norwich Public Schools $29,852; Windsor Public Schools $27,154; Regional School District 15 $25,782; Windham $25,776; Guilford Public Schools $24,109; Avon Public Schools $23,764; Vernon Public Schools $22,883; North Haven $22,752; Monroe Public Schools $22,292; Bethel Public Schools $21,338; State median, 1,000+ students $23,805.15k25k35kNorwich Public Schools$29,852Windsor Public Schools$27,154Regional School District 15$25,782Windham$25,776Guilford Public Schools$24,109Avon Public Schools$23,764Vernon Public Schools$22,883North Haven$22,752Monroe Public Schools$22,292Bethel Public Schools$21,338State median, 1,000+ students $23,805
Current spending per student, Connecticut districts closest in size to Bethel Public Schools, FY23Norwich Public Schools $29,852; Windsor Public Schools $27,154; Regional School District 15 $25,782; Windham $25,776; Guilford Public Schools $24,109; Avon Public Schools $23,764; Vernon Public Schools $22,883; North Haven $22,752; Monroe Public Schools $22,292; Bethel Public Schools $21,338; State median, 1,000+ students $23,805.15k25k35kNorwich Public Schools$29,852Windsor Public Schools$27,154Regional School District 15$25,782Windham$25,776Guilford Public Schools$24,109Avon Public Schools$23,764Vernon Public Schools$22,883North Haven$22,752Monroe Public Schools$22,292Bethel Public Schools$21,338State median, 1,000+ students $23,805

Where the money came from

$80,670,000 in revenue: 28.7% state, 64.8% local and 6.5% federal. Total spending including $4,704,000 of capital outlay was $77,841,000, or $24,152 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Bethel Public Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $23,178,000; Local $52,284,000; Federal $5,208,000; total $80,670,000.
  • State$23,178,000 29%
  • Local$52,284,000 65%
  • Federal$5,208,000 6%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 112 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

3,184 students in 2022-23, 3,211 students in 2023-24, 3,188 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Bethel Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,184, 2023-24: 3,211, 2024-25: 3,18801k2k3k4k2022-233,1842023-243,2112024-253,188
Bethel Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,184, 2023-24: 3,211, 2024-25: 3,18801k2k3k4k2022-233,1842023-243,2112024-253,188
Bethel Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,184, 2023-24: 3,211, 2024-25: 3,18801k2k3k4k2022-233,1842023-243,2112024-253,188
Bethel Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,184, 2023-24: 3,211, 2024-25: 3,18801k2k3k4k2022-233,1842023-243,2112024-253,188

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-233,184241.613.2
2023-243,211247.013.0
2024-253,188241.513.2

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$21,343,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $6,622 per student

Bethel Public Schools booked $21,343,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 244 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $87,622 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 60 in 100 Connecticut districts with a figure (state median $84,824, 173 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Connecticut teacher salary at $81,185 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$16,248,00076.1%
Special education$3,035,00014.2%
Vocational$385,0001.8%
Other programs$1,675,0007.8%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $6,157 in 2018-19, $6,302 in 2019-20, $6,608 in 2020-21, $6,503 in 2021-22, $6,622 in 2022-23.

Bethel Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,157, 2019-20: $6,302, 2020-21: $6,608, 2021-22: $6,503, 2022-23: $6,62202k4k6k8k2018-19$6,1572019-20$6,3022020-21$6,6082021-22$6,5032022-23$6,622
Bethel Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,157, 2019-20: $6,302, 2020-21: $6,608, 2021-22: $6,503, 2022-23: $6,62202k4k6k8k2018-19$6,1572019-20$6,3022020-21$6,6082021-22$6,5032022-23$6,622
Bethel Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,157, 2019-20: $6,302, 2020-21: $6,608, 2021-22: $6,503, 2022-23: $6,62202k4k6k8k2018-19$6,1572019-20$6,3022020-21$6,6082021-22$6,5032022-23$6,622
Bethel Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,157, 2019-20: $6,302, 2020-21: $6,608, 2021-22: $6,503, 2022-23: $6,62202k4k6k8k2018-19$6,1572019-20$6,3022020-21$6,6082021-22$6,5032022-23$6,622

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Bethel Public Schools scored proficient or above: 58% in reading and 48% in math, against 50.5% in reading and 39.8% in math across Connecticut. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Connecticut, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtConnecticutStudents tested
Reading and language arts58%50.5%1,678
Math48%39.8%1,641

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

95% of the 247 students in Bethel Public Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.2% across Connecticut. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtConnecticut
Four-year graduation rate95%88.2%
Students in the class24740,732

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

3 elementary schools, 1,333 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Ralph M. T. Johnson School65213.727.5%Targeted program
Frank A. Berry School37811.624.1%Targeted program
Anna H. Rockwell School30313.230.0%Targeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 758 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Bethel Middle School75813.126.5%Targeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 1,097 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Bethel High School1,09713.624.2%Targeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Bethel Public Schools

  1. Connecticut districts by spending per studentBethel Public Schools ranks 95 of 112 Connecticut districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($21,338).#95 of 112
  2. Every school district in ConnecticutBethel Public Schools is the number 50 by size of 201 Connecticut districts, with 3,223 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#50 of 201
  3. Windham School DistrictThe next larger Connecticut district: 3,224 students in fall 2022, $25,776 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$25,776
  4. North Haven School DistrictThe next smaller Connecticut district: 3,187 students in fall 2022, $22,752 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$22,752
  5. Compare Bethel Public Schools with Windham School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Bethel High School, its largest high school1,097 students in 2024-25, 13.6 per teacher.1,097
  7. Teacher salary spending across ConnecticutBethel Public Schools spent $87,622 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $84,824); spending, not a salary.$87,622
  8. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Bethel Public Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Bethel Public Schools?
    5 schools were open in 2024-25 (3 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 3,188 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Bethel Public Schools spend per student?
    $21,338 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Connecticut median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $23,805 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $21,419 per student, up 0.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Bethel Public Schools' money come from?
    $80,670,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 28.7% state, 64.8% local and 6.5% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Bethel Public Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 271 of the 3,377 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 8.0%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Bethel Public Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $21,343,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $6,622 per student. Divided by the 244 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $87,622 per teacher, more than 60 in 100 Connecticut districts (state median $84,824). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Connecticut teacher salary at $81,185 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Bethel Public Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Bethel Public Schools scored proficient or above: 58% in reading and 48% in math, against 50.5% in reading and 39.8% in math across Connecticut. Connecticut's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Bethel Public Schools?
    95% of the 247 students in Bethel Public Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.2% across Connecticut. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Bethel Public Schools' NCES district ID?
    0900270. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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