Connecticut · NCES F-33 finance data
Highest Spending Districts in Connecticut The 50 Connecticut districts that spend the most per student, ranked from NCES F-33 finance data (2021-22). Only districts enrolling 500 or more students are included.
$34,651 Top per-pupil spend
$27,284 Avg across top 50
50 Districts listed The spending picture in one line
Westbrook School District spends $34,651 per student, the most of any Connecticut district listed, against an average of $27,284 across the top 50.
$34,651 top spend (Westbrook School District)
$24,510 lowest on this list
1.4× spread across the listed districts
617 students in the top district # District Enrollment Schools Per-Pupil $ 1 Westbrook School District Westbrook 617 3 $34,651 2 Bloomfield School District Bloomfield 2,055 7 $32,909 3 Redding School District Easton 832 2 $32,172 4 Regional School District 12 Washington Depot 804 4 $32,073 5 East Windsor School District East Windsor 1,030 3 $31,401 6 Regional School District 13 Durham 1,365 5 $30,638 7 Regional School District 09 Easton 779 1 $30,496 8 Greenwich School District Greenwich 8,560 15 $30,449 9 Mansfield School District Storrs 1,027 3 $30,243 10 Winchester School District Winsted 606 2 $29,894 11 Old Saybrook School District Old Saybrook 1,070 3 $29,157 12 Windsor Locks School District Windsor Locks 1,549 4 $28,188 13 Westport School District Westport 5,387 8 $28,159 14 Regional School District 18 Old Lyme 1,288 5 $27,918 15 Manchester School District Manchester 6,192 10 $27,647 16 Windsor School District Windsor 3,337 6 $27,518 17 Norwich School District Norwich 3,348 10 $27,154 18 Weston School District Weston 2,197 4 $27,016 19 Regional School District 04 Deep River 751 2 $26,980 20 Regional School District 07 Winsted 890 2 $26,802 21 Wilton School District Wilton 3,788 4 $26,789 22 Hamden School District Hamden 5,468 10 $26,766 23 New Canaan School District New Canaan 4,168 5 $26,634 24 Regional School District 06 Litchfield 853 5 $26,607 25 Derby School District Derby 1,317 5 $26,432 26 Branford School District Branford 2,651 5 $26,381 27 Regional School District 14 Woodbury 1,617 4 $26,373 28 East Haddam School District Moodus 990 3 $26,345 29 Madison School District Madison 2,444 5 $26,239 30 Waterford School District Waterford 2,338 5 $26,145 31 Litchfield School District Litchfield 813 4 $25,992 32 Milford School District Milford 5,382 13 $25,979 33 Darien School District Darien 4,700 7 $25,919 34 Stafford School District Stafford Springs 1,401 4 $25,915 35 Middletown School District Middletown 4,414 10 $25,894 36 Regional School District 17 Higganum 1,814 5 $25,698 37 East Granby School District East Granby 864 4 $25,670 38 Regional School District 08 Hebron 1,206 2 $25,617 39 Norwalk School District Norwalk 11,514 22 $25,610 40 Ridgefield School District Ridgefield 4,568 9 $25,610 41 Hartford School District Hartford 16,774 41 $25,530 42 Clinton School District Clinton 1,497 3 $25,488 43 Thompson School District North Grosvenor Dale 927 3 $25,342 44 Stonington School District Pawcatuck 1,800 4 $25,153 45 New Fairfield School District New Fairfield 2,143 4 $25,071 46 Lebanon School District Lebanon 958 3 $24,861 47 Wallingford School District Wallingford 5,335 12 $24,840 48 Fairfield School District Fairfield 9,379 16 $24,785 49 New London School District New London 2,948 9 $24,532 50 Stamford School District Stamford 16,158 21 $24,510
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Per-pupil expenditure data comes from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Only districts with
500 or more students are included to ensure meaningful comparisons. Spending figures
include all current operational expenditures divided by total enrollment.
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