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 (2022-23). Only districts enrolling 500 or more students are included.

$35,786
Top per-pupil spend
$28,090
Avg across top 50
50
Districts listed

The spending picture in one line

Westbrook School District spends $35,786 per student, the most of any Connecticut district listed, against an average of $28,090 across the top 50.

$35,786
top spend (Westbrook School District)
$25,422
lowest on this list
1.4×
spread across the listed districts
617
students in the top district
# District Per-Pupil $
1 Westbrook School District Westbrook $35,786
2 Regional School District 09 Easton $32,959
3 Redding School District Easton $32,817
4 Regional School District 12 Washington Depot $32,542
5 East Windsor School District East Windsor $32,070
6 Bloomfield School District Bloomfield $32,042
7 Greenwich School District Greenwich $31,154
8 Regional School District 13 Durham $31,140
9 Old Saybrook School District Old Saybrook $30,705
10 Regional School District 04 Deep River $29,948
11 Norwich School District Norwich $29,852
12 Mansfield School District Storrs $29,378
13 Regional School District 18 Old Lyme $28,792
14 Connecticut Technical Education and Career System Hartford $28,755
15 New London School District New London $28,737
16 Weston School District Weston $28,431
17 Westport School District Westport $28,385
18 Windsor Locks School District Windsor Locks $28,256
19 New Canaan School District New Canaan $27,979
20 Middletown School District Middletown $27,702
21 Branford School District Branford $27,555
22 Derby School District Derby $27,538
23 East Haddam School District Moodus $27,433
24 Regional School District 06 Litchfield $27,400
25 Regional School District 07 Winsted $27,379
26 Clinton School District Clinton $27,342
27 Manchester School District Manchester $27,280
28 Windsor School District Windsor $27,154
29 Milford School District Milford $27,086
30 Darien School District Darien $26,998
31 Wilton School District Wilton $26,848
32 Madison School District Madison $26,847
33 Litchfield School District Litchfield $26,825
34 Waterford School District Waterford $26,605
35 Winchester School District Winsted $26,541
36 Regional School District 14 Woodbury $26,520
37 Ridgefield School District Ridgefield $26,472
38 Hamden School District Hamden $26,446
39 Norwalk School District Norwalk $26,420
40 Hartford School District Hartford $26,329
41 Regional School District 08 Hebron $26,262
42 North Branford School District Northford $26,198
43 Regional School District 17 Higganum $25,889
44 Regional School District 15 Middlebury $25,782
45 Windham School District Willimantic $25,776
46 Stonington School District Pawcatuck $25,757
47 Stafford School District Stafford Springs $25,747
48 Fairfield School District Fairfield $25,627
49 Wallingford School District Wallingford $25,569
50 Lebanon School District Lebanon $25,422

Methodology

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.

Per-pupil spending figures come from the National Center for Education Statistics F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2022-23, the federal government's annual census of revenues and expenditures across more than 13,000 public school districts. Only districts enrolling 500 or more students are ranked, to keep small-district outliers from distorting the comparison.