Meriden School District

Public school district · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · Connecticut · NCES district ID 0902400

Meriden School District spent $19,611 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 95% of the other Connecticut districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $23,805). Its 13 schools enrolled 8,036 students in 2024-25; 54.2% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $19,289 per student, down 1.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 82% (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 Meriden in enrollment (6,284 to 9,717 students) and Meriden itself.

Current spending per student, Connecticut districts closest in size to Meriden, FY23Greenwich Public Schools $31,154; Fairfield $25,627; West Hartford Public Schools $24,041; New Britain $24,023; East Hartford Public Schools $23,806; Stratford Public Schools $23,008; Bristol Public Schools $21,834; Trumbull $21,565; Southington Public Schools $20,700; Meriden $19,611; State median, 1,000+ students $23,805.15k20k25k30k35kGreenwich Public Schools$31,154Fairfield$25,627West Hartford Public Schools$24,041New Britain$24,023East Hartford Public Schools$23,806Stratford Public Schools$23,008Bristol Public Schools$21,834Trumbull$21,565Southington Public Schools$20,700Meriden$19,611State median, 1,000+ students $23,805
Current spending per student, Connecticut districts closest in size to Meriden, FY23Greenwich Public Schools $31,154; Fairfield $25,627; West Hartford Public Schools $24,041; New Britain $24,023; East Hartford Public Schools $23,806; Stratford Public Schools $23,008; Bristol Public Schools $21,834; Trumbull $21,565; Southington Public Schools $20,700; Meriden $19,611; State median, 1,000+ students $23,805.15k20k25k30k35kGreenwich Public Schools$31,154Fairfield$25,627West Hartford Public Schools$24,041New Britain$24,023East Hartford Public Schools$23,806Stratford Public Schools$23,008Bristol Public Schools$21,834Trumbull$21,565Southington Public Schools$20,700Meriden$19,611State median, 1,000+ students $23,805
Current spending per student, Connecticut districts closest in size to Meriden, FY23Greenwich Public Schools $31,154; Fairfield $25,627; West Hartford Public Schools $24,041; New Britain $24,023; East Hartford Public Schools $23,806; Stratford Public Schools $23,008; Bristol Public Schools $21,834; Trumbull $21,565; Southington Public Schools $20,700; Meriden $19,611; State median, 1,000+ students $23,805.15k25k35kGreenwich Public Schools$31,154Fairfield$25,627West Hartford Public Schools$24,041New Britain$24,023East Hartford Public Schools$23,806Stratford Public Schools$23,008Bristol Public Schools$21,834Trumbull$21,565Southington Public Schools$20,700Meriden$19,611State median, 1,000+ students $23,805
Current spending per student, Connecticut districts closest in size to Meriden, FY23Greenwich Public Schools $31,154; Fairfield $25,627; West Hartford Public Schools $24,041; New Britain $24,023; East Hartford Public Schools $23,806; Stratford Public Schools $23,008; Bristol Public Schools $21,834; Trumbull $21,565; Southington Public Schools $20,700; Meriden $19,611; State median, 1,000+ students $23,805.15k25k35kGreenwich Public Schools$31,154Fairfield$25,627West Hartford Public Schools$24,041New Britain$24,023East Hartford Public Schools$23,806Stratford Public Schools$23,008Bristol Public Schools$21,834Trumbull$21,565Southington Public Schools$20,700Meriden$19,611State median, 1,000+ students $23,805

Where the money came from

$189,412,000 in revenue: 54.2% state, 30.5% local and 15.4% federal. Total spending including $2,014,000 of capital outlay was $185,248,000, or $21,466 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Meriden School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $102,607,000; Local $57,726,000; Federal $29,079,000; total $189,412,000.
  • State$102,607,000 54%
  • Local$57,726,000 30%
  • Federal$29,079,000 15%

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

8,028 students in 2022-23, 8,129 students in 2023-24, 8,036 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Meriden School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 8,028, 2023-24: 8,129, 2024-25: 8,03602.5k5k7.5k10k2022-238,0282023-248,1292024-258,036
Meriden School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 8,028, 2023-24: 8,129, 2024-25: 8,03602.5k5k7.5k10k2022-238,0282023-248,1292024-258,036
Meriden School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 8,028, 2023-24: 8,129, 2024-25: 8,03602.5k5k7.5k10k2022-238,0282023-248,1292024-258,036
Meriden School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 8,028, 2023-24: 8,129, 2024-25: 8,03602.5k5k7.5k10k2022-238,0282023-248,1292024-258,036

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-238,028595.013.5
2023-248,129580.614.0
2024-258,036499.716.1

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

$51,152,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,927 per student

Meriden School District booked $51,152,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 603 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 $84,824 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 50 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$40,322,00078.8%
Special education$7,062,00013.8%
Vocational$273,0000.5%
Other programs$3,495,0006.8%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $5,737 in 2018-19, $5,694 in 2019-20, $5,951 in 2020-21, $5,858 in 2021-22, $5,927 in 2022-23.

Meriden School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,737, 2019-20: $5,694, 2020-21: $5,951, 2021-22: $5,858, 2022-23: $5,92702k4k6k2018-19$5,7372019-20$5,6942020-21$5,9512021-22$5,8582022-23$5,927
Meriden School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,737, 2019-20: $5,694, 2020-21: $5,951, 2021-22: $5,858, 2022-23: $5,92702k4k6k2018-19$5,7372019-20$5,6942020-21$5,9512021-22$5,8582022-23$5,927
Meriden School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,737, 2019-20: $5,694, 2020-21: $5,951, 2021-22: $5,858, 2022-23: $5,92702k4k6k2018-19$5,7372019-20$5,6942020-21$5,9512021-22$5,8582022-23$5,927
Meriden School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,737, 2019-20: $5,694, 2020-21: $5,951, 2021-22: $5,858, 2022-23: $5,92702k4k6k2018-19$5,7372019-20$5,6942020-21$5,9512021-22$5,8582022-23$5,927

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 Meriden School District scored proficient or above: 42% in reading and 29% 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 arts42%50.5%4,442
Math29%39.8%4,340

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

82% of the 648 students in Meriden School District'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 rate82%88.2%
Students in the class64840,732

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.

8 elementary schools, 3,561 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Casimir Pulaski School53914.675.3%Schoolwide program
Nathan Hale School48515.463.5%Schoolwide program
Roger Sherman School45713.675.3%Schoolwide program
Hanover School45610.253.9%Schoolwide program
Israel Putnam School44514.471.7%Schoolwide program
John Barry School41814.479.9%Schoolwide program
Thomas Hooker School40415.549.8%Schoolwide program
Benjamin Franklin School35714.561.6%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.

3 middle schools, 1,993 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Edison Middle School77314.258.7%Not Title I
Lincoln Middle School68415.165.4%Schoolwide program
Washington Middle School53613.676.5%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.

2 high schools, 2,482 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Francis T. Maloney High School1,29116.257.2%Not Title I
Orville H. Platt High School1,19117.469.9%Not Title I

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 Meriden School District

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 Meriden School District

  1. Connecticut districts by spending per studentMeriden School District ranks 107 of 112 Connecticut districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($19,611).#107 of 112
  2. Every school district in ConnecticutMeriden School District is the number 13 by size of 201 Connecticut districts, with 8,630 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#13 of 201
  3. Capitol Region Education CouncilThe next larger Connecticut district: 8,942 students in fall 2022.
  4. Greenwich Public SchoolsThe next smaller Connecticut district: 8,560 students in fall 2022, $31,154 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$31,154
  5. Compare Meriden School District with Capitol Region Education CouncilEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Francis T. Maloney High School, its largest high school1,291 students in 2024-25, 16.2 per teacher.1,291
  7. Teacher salary spending across ConnecticutMeriden School District spent $84,824 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $84,824); spending, not a salary.$84,824
  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 Meriden School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Meriden School District?
    13 schools were open in 2024-25 (8 elementary, 3 middle, 2 high), enrolling 8,036 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Meriden School District spend per student?
    $19,611 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 $19,289 per student, down 1.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Meriden School District's money come from?
    $189,412,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 54.2% state, 30.5% local and 15.4% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Meriden School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 1,652 of the 9,641 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 17.1%, 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 Meriden School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $51,152,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,927 per student. Divided by the 603 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $84,824 per teacher, more than 50 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 Meriden School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Meriden School District scored proficient or above: 42% in reading and 29% 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 Meriden School District?
    82% of the 648 students in Meriden School District'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.
  8. What is Meriden School District's NCES district ID?
    0902400. 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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