Connecticut Technical Education and Career System

Public school district · Capitol Planning Region · Connecticut · NCES district ID 0900002

Connecticut Technical Education and Career System spent $28,755 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 93% of the other Connecticut districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $23,805). Its 17 schools enrolled 11,296 students in 2024-25; 89.5% of its revenue came from the state. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 96% (Connecticut: 88.2%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Connecticut's largest districts

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. Among the 10 districts shown, Connecticut Technical Education and Career System ranks 1.

Current spending per student, largest Connecticut districts, FY23Connecticut Technical Education and Career System $28,755; Norwalk Public Schools $26,420; Hartford $26,329; Fairfield $25,627; Stamford Public Schools $25,199; New Britain $24,023; New Haven Public Schools $22,543; Bridgeport Public Schools $20,514; Waterbury $20,129; Danbury Public Schools $19,386; State median, 1,000+ students $23,805.15k20k25k30kConnecticut Technical Educatio…$28,755Norwalk Public Schools$26,420Hartford$26,329Fairfield$25,627Stamford Public Schools$25,199New Britain$24,023New Haven Public Schools$22,543Bridgeport Public Schools$20,514Waterbury$20,129Danbury Public Schools$19,386State median, 1,000+ students $23,805
Current spending per student, largest Connecticut districts, FY23Connecticut Technical Education and Career System $28,755; Norwalk Public Schools $26,420; Hartford $26,329; Fairfield $25,627; Stamford Public Schools $25,199; New Britain $24,023; New Haven Public Schools $22,543; Bridgeport Public Schools $20,514; Waterbury $20,129; Danbury Public Schools $19,386; State median, 1,000+ students $23,805.15k20k25k30kConnecticut Technical Education and…$28,755Norwalk Public Schools$26,420Hartford$26,329Fairfield$25,627Stamford Public Schools$25,199New Britain$24,023New Haven Public Schools$22,543Bridgeport Public Schools$20,514Waterbury$20,129Danbury Public Schools$19,386State median, 1,000+ students $23,805
Current spending per student, largest Connecticut districts, FY23Connecticut Technical Education and Career System $28,755; Norwalk Public Schools $26,420; Hartford $26,329; Fairfield $25,627; Stamford Public Schools $25,199; New Britain $24,023; New Haven Public Schools $22,543; Bridgeport Public Schools $20,514; Waterbury $20,129; Danbury Public Schools $19,386; State median, 1,000+ students $23,805.15k20k25k30kConnecticut Technical Education and Career…$28,755Norwalk Public Schools$26,420Hartford$26,329Fairfield$25,627Stamford Public Schools$25,199New Britain$24,023New Haven Public Schools$22,543Bridgeport Public Schools$20,514Waterbury$20,129Danbury Public Schools$19,386State median, 1,000+ students $23,805
Current spending per student, largest Connecticut districts, FY23Connecticut Technical Education and Career System $28,755; Norwalk Public Schools $26,420; Hartford $26,329; Fairfield $25,627; Stamford Public Schools $25,199; New Britain $24,023; New Haven Public Schools $22,543; Bridgeport Public Schools $20,514; Waterbury $20,129; Danbury Public Schools $19,386; State median, 1,000+ students $23,805.15k20k25k30kConnecticut Technical Education and Car…$28,755Norwalk Public Schools$26,420Hartford$26,329Fairfield$25,627Stamford Public Schools$25,199New Britain$24,023New Haven Public Schools$22,543Bridgeport Public Schools$20,514Waterbury$20,129Danbury Public Schools$19,386State median, 1,000+ students $23,805

Where the money came from

$336,069,000 in revenue: 89.5% state, 0.5% local and 10.1% federal. Total spending including $9,623,000 of capital outlay was $331,187,000, or $29,615 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Connecticut Technical Education and Career System revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $300,652,000; Local $1,622,000; Federal $33,795,000; total $336,069,000.
  • State$300,652,000 89%
  • Local$1,622,000 0%
  • Federal$33,795,000 10%

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 rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

11,183 students in 2022-23, 11,194 students in 2023-24, 11,296 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Connecticut Technical Education and Career System enrollment by school year2022-23: 11,183, 2023-24: 11,194, 2024-25: 11,29605k10k15k2022-2311,1832023-2411,1942024-2511,296
Connecticut Technical Education and Career System enrollment by school year2022-23: 11,183, 2023-24: 11,194, 2024-25: 11,29605k10k15k2022-2311,1832023-2411,1942024-2511,296
Connecticut Technical Education and Career System enrollment by school year2022-23: 11,183, 2023-24: 11,194, 2024-25: 11,29605k10k15k2022-2311,1832023-2411,1942024-2511,296
Connecticut Technical Education and Career System enrollment by school year2022-23: 11,183, 2023-24: 11,194, 2024-25: 11,29605k10k15k2022-2311,1832023-2411,1942024-2511,296

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2311,183944.611.8
2023-2411,1941013.111.0
2024-2511,2961012.411.2

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

$106,191,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $9,496 per student

Connecticut Technical Education and Career System booked $106,191,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 961 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 $110,522 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 98 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$54,471,00051.3%
Special education$10,400,0009.8%
Vocational$35,428,00033.4%
Other programs$5,892,0005.5%

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 Connecticut Technical Education and Career System scored proficient or above: 29% in reading and 10% 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 arts29%50.5%2,564
Math10%39.8%2,563

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

96% of the 2,627 students in Connecticut Technical Education and Career System's 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 rate96%88.2%
Students in the class2,62740,732

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.

17 high schools, 11,296 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
W. F. Kaynor Technical High School83111.742.8%Schoolwide program
Bullard-Havens Technical High School81910.053.2%Schoolwide program
H. C. Wilcox Technical High School75311.838.2%Not Title I
Platt Technical High School74912.036.3%Not Title I
A. I. Prince Technical High School7259.160.4%Schoolwide program
Henry Abbott Technical High School72112.729.3%Not Title I
E. C. Goodwin Technical High School69010.745.8%Schoolwide program
Ella T. Grasso Technical High School68411.741.8%Not Title I
Howell Cheney Technical High School65210.935.3%Not Title I
H. H. Ellis Technical High School65011.730.5%Not Title I
Norwich Technical High School64911.326.7%Not Title I
Oliver Wolcott Technical High School64312.229.9%Not Title I
The other 5 high schools
SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Emmett O'Brien Technical High School61812.235.1%Not Title I
Eli Whitney Technical High School58610.358.4%Schoolwide program
Vinal Technical High School52210.629.9%Not Title I
Windham Technical High School51010.935.7%Not Title I
J. M. Wright Technical High School49411.351.4%Schoolwide 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.

Contact Connecticut Technical Education and Career System

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 Connecticut Technical Education and Career System

  1. Connecticut districts by spending per studentConnecticut Technical Education and Career System ranks 9 of 112 Connecticut districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($28,755).#9 of 112
  2. Every school district in ConnecticutConnecticut Technical Education and Career System is the number 8 by size of 201 Connecticut districts, with 11,183 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#8 of 201
  3. Norwalk Public SchoolsThe next larger Connecticut district: 11,514 students in fall 2022, $26,420 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$26,420
  4. New Britain School DistrictThe next smaller Connecticut district: 9,717 students in fall 2022, $24,023 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$24,023
  5. Compare Connecticut Technical Education and Career System with Norwalk Public SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. W. F. Kaynor Technical High School, its largest high school831 students in 2024-25, 11.7 per teacher.831
  7. Teacher salary spending across ConnecticutConnecticut Technical Education and Career System spent $110,522 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $84,824); spending, not a salary.$110,522
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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 Connecticut Technical Education and Career System

  1. How many schools and students are in Connecticut Technical Education and Career System?
    17 schools were open in 2024-25 (17 high), enrolling 11,296 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Connecticut Technical Education and Career System spend per student?
    $28,755 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.
  3. Where does Connecticut Technical Education and Career System's money come from?
    $336,069,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 89.5% state, 0.5% local and 10.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Connecticut Technical Education and Career System spend on teacher salaries?
    $106,191,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $9,496 per student. Divided by the 961 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $110,522 per teacher, more than 98 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).
  5. How do students in Connecticut Technical Education and Career System do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Connecticut Technical Education and Career System scored proficient or above: 29% in reading and 10% 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.
  6. What is the graduation rate in Connecticut Technical Education and Career System?
    96% of the 2,627 students in Connecticut Technical Education and Career System's 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.
  7. What is Connecticut Technical Education and Career System's NCES district ID?
    0900002. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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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
  • 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: 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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