Norwich Public Schools

Listed by NCES as Norwich School District (district ID 0903120)

Public school district · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · Connecticut · NCES district ID 0903120

Norwich Public Schools spent $29,852 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 95% of the other Connecticut districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $23,805). Its 9 schools enrolled 3,160 students in 2024-25; 43.3% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $29,230 per student, down 2.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was under 50% (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 Norwich Public Schools in enrollment (3,106 to 3,469 students) and Norwich Public Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Connecticut districts closest in size to Norwich 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 Norwich 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 Norwich 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 Norwich 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

$141,628,000 in revenue: 43.3% state, 42.7% local and 14.0% federal. Total spending including $2,614,000 of capital outlay was $140,641,000, or $42,007 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Norwich Public Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $61,389,000; Local $60,426,000; Federal $19,813,000; total $141,628,000.
  • State$61,389,000 43%
  • Local$60,426,000 43%
  • Federal$19,813,000 14%

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 fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

3,217 students in 2022-23, 3,186 students in 2023-24, 3,160 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Norwich Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,217, 2023-24: 3,186, 2024-25: 3,16001k2k3k4k2022-233,2172023-243,1862024-253,160
Norwich Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,217, 2023-24: 3,186, 2024-25: 3,16001k2k3k4k2022-233,2172023-243,1862024-253,160
Norwich Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,217, 2023-24: 3,186, 2024-25: 3,16001k2k3k4k2022-233,2172023-243,1862024-253,160
Norwich Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,217, 2023-24: 3,186, 2024-25: 3,16001k2k3k4k2022-233,2172023-243,1862024-253,160

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-233,217342.69.4
2023-243,186289.611.0
2024-253,160269.711.7

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

$33,671,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $10,057 per student

Norwich Public Schools booked $33,671,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 347 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 $97,065 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 82 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$22,171,00065.8%
Special education$3,906,00011.6%
Other programs$7,594,00022.6%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $6,302 in 2018-19, $6,259 in 2019-20, $7,002 in 2020-21, $7,834 in 2021-22, $10,057 in 2022-23.

Norwich Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,302, 2019-20: $6,259, 2020-21: $7,002, 2021-22: $7,834, 2022-23: $10,05705k10k15k2018-19$6,3022019-20$6,2592020-21$7,0022021-22$7,8342022-23$10,057
Norwich Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,302, 2019-20: $6,259, 2020-21: $7,002, 2021-22: $7,834, 2022-23: $10,05705k10k15k2018-19$6,3022019-20$6,2592020-21$7,0022021-22$7,8342022-23$10,057
Norwich Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,302, 2019-20: $6,259, 2020-21: $7,002, 2021-22: $7,834, 2022-23: $10,05705k10k15k2018-19$6,3022019-20$6,2592020-21$7,0022021-22$7,8342022-23$10,057
Norwich Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,302, 2019-20: $6,259, 2020-21: $7,002, 2021-22: $7,834, 2022-23: $10,05705k10k15k2018-19$6,3022019-20$6,2592020-21$7,0022021-22$7,8342022-23$10,057

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 Norwich Public Schools scored proficient or above: 26% in reading and 17% 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 arts26%50.5%2,057
Math17%39.8%2,001

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

under 50% of the 7 students in Norwich 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 rateunder 50%88.2%
Students in the class740,732

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.

7 elementary schools, 2,120 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Moriarty Magnet School40413.964.9%Schoolwide program
John B. Stanton School38211.466.0%Schoolwide program
Samuel Huntington School35813.267.9%Schoolwide program
Veterans' Memorial School29012.867.6%Schoolwide program
Thomas W. Mahan School25711.459.5%Schoolwide program
Uncas Elementary School23210.574.6%Schoolwide program
Wequonnoc Magnet School19710.374.1%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 middle schools, 1,040 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School59311.461.7%Schoolwide program
Teachers' Memorial Global Studies Magnet Middle School44710.872.0%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.

One more school on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory

These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.

Bishop School Early Learning Center

School in Norwich; 148 students; 10.9 students per teacher.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.

Contact Norwich Public Schools

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 Norwich Public Schools

  1. Connecticut districts by spending per studentNorwich Public Schools ranks 6 of 112 Connecticut districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($29,852).#6 of 112
  2. Every school district in ConnecticutNorwich Public Schools is the number 47 by size of 201 Connecticut districts, with 3,348 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#47 of 201
  3. Monroe Public SchoolsThe next larger Connecticut district: 3,398 students in fall 2022, $22,292 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$22,292
  4. Windsor Public SchoolsThe next smaller Connecticut district: 3,337 students in fall 2022, $27,154 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$27,154
  5. Compare Norwich Public Schools with Monroe Public SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across ConnecticutNorwich Public Schools spent $97,065 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $84,824); spending, not a salary.$97,065
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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 Norwich Public Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Norwich Public Schools?
    9 schools were open in 2024-25 (7 elementary, 2 middle), enrolling 3,160 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Norwich Public Schools spend per student?
    $29,852 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 $29,230 per student, down 2.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Norwich Public Schools' money come from?
    $141,628,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 43.3% state, 42.7% local and 14.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Norwich Public Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 1,058 of the 5,983 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 17.7%, 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 Norwich Public Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $33,671,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $10,057 per student. Divided by the 347 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $97,065 per teacher, more than 82 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 Norwich Public Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Norwich Public Schools scored proficient or above: 26% in reading and 17% 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 Norwich Public Schools?
    under 50% of the 7 students in Norwich 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 Norwich Public Schools' NCES district ID?
    0903120. 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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