D
Waterbury School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12
Serves Waterbury.
Students
17,123
Schools
29
Spent per student
$20,824
CT $25,892
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
80%
Debt
$32.9M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Waterbury School District
- School Grade D: better than 11% of Connecticut districts
- Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 27 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 7 pts below the state
- Spends 20% less per student than the CT average
- 13 students per teacher
- Debt of $32.9M, about $1,919 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Bantam.
PK–54 elementary schoolsRegional School District 20
6–8Plumb Hill Middle SchoolRegional School District 20
9–12Lakeview High SchoolRegional School District 20
Test scores vs. CT
2020–21Math proficiency12%
State average 37.4%
Reading / language arts23%
State average 50.1%
Graduation rate (4-year)81%
State average 88.2%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$20,824 per student · 20% below CT
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 38%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 23%State 56%Federal 21%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
16,479’20
16,369’21
17,131’22
17,259’23
17,123’24
Up 3.9% since 2020.
Students
Hispanic 63%Black 21%White 10%Two or more races 4%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
29 public schools.
Rotella Interdistrict Magnet School
C614 students16:1
Wendell L. Cross School
C−606 students14:1
Maloney Interdistrict Magnet School
C+590 students14:1
B. W. Tinker School
D578 students16:1
H. S. Chase School
D543 students12:1
Gilmartin School
D462 students15:1
Carrington School
C−455 students13:1
Bunker Hill School
D445 students15:1
Reed School
D439 students15:1
Duggan School
D429 students12:1
F. J. Kingsbury School
D416 students16:1
Margaret M. Generali Elementary School
D415 students12:1
Woodrow Wilson School
D415 students14:1
Driggs School
D410 students14:1
Walsh School
D350 students12:1
Sprague School
D344 students12:1
Hopeville School
D291 students10:1
Washington School
D−284 students12:1
Bucks Hill School
D283 students7:1
Roberto Clemente International Dual Language School
275 students18:1
Regan School
C+237 students14:1
Michael F. Wallace Middle School
C−1,059 students11:1
West Side Middle School
D848 students11:1
North End Middle School
D766 students10:1
Crosby High School
D1,453 students17:1
John F. Kennedy High School
C−1,391 students14:1
Wilby High School
D−1,196 students14:1
Waterbury Arts Magnet School
C+820 students12:1
Waterbury Career Academy
C709 students12:1
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.