Public schools in Glastonbury, CT
Glastonbury has 7 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 2 middle, 4 elementary, enrolling 4,979 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Glastonbury Public Schools runs 6 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Glastonbury's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Glastonbury | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glastonbury Public Schools | 6 | 5,663 | $24,231 |
| Capitol Region Education Council | 1 | 8,942 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
One high school in Glastonbury, 1,737 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glastonbury High School | 1,737 | 13.0 | 11.9% | Glastonbury Public Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 middle schools in Glastonbury, 1,426 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Middle School | 875 | 13.1 | 10.5% | Glastonbury Public Schools |
| Gideon Welles School | 551 | 13.0 | 10.5% | Glastonbury Public Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
4 elementary schools in Glastonbury, 1,816 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buttonball Lane School | 461 | 12.9 | 13.4% | Glastonbury Public Schools |
| Hebron Avenue School | 458 | 13.7 | 5.2% | Glastonbury Public Schools |
| Glastonbury/East Hartford Magnet School | 456 | 12.7 | 58.1% | Capitol Region Education Council |
| Naubuc School | 441 | 12.7 | 23.8% | Glastonbury Public Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Glastonbury's public schools compare with Connecticut's
The median Glastonbury school has 13.0 students per full-time teacher, more than the Connecticut median of 11.9. 14% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 37% across the state. Its median school enrolls 461 students (state 412).
| Glastonbury | Connecticut | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 13.0 | 11.9 |
| Median school size (students) | 461 | 412 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 14% | 37% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 0% | 47% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 2.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 7 Glastonbury schools and the 987 Connecticut schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Glastonbury
- Glastonbury Public SchoolsRuns 6 of Glastonbury's 7 public schools and spent $24,231 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$24,231
- Glastonbury High School, the largest high school in Glastonbury1,737 students in 2024-25, 13.0 per teacher.1,737
- Compare Glastonbury Public Schools with Capitol Region Education CouncilGlastonbury's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in ConnecticutConnecticut's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Glastonbury addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
Other cities in Connecticut
- Bridgeport44 schools
- Hartford44 schools
- New Haven42 schools
- Waterbury32 schools
- Norwalk23 schools
- Stamford23 schools
- Danbury20 schools
- West Hartford17 schools
Questions about schools in Glastonbury
How many public schools are in Glastonbury, CT?
7 public schools with an address in Glastonbury were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 2 middle, 4 elementary, enrolling 4,979 students.What is the largest high school in Glastonbury?
Glastonbury High School, with 1,737 students in 2024-25 (Glastonbury Public Schools).Which districts run Glastonbury's schools?
Glastonbury Public Schools (6 schools), Capitol Region Education Council (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25