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Bridgeport School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12
Serves Bridgeport.
Students
19,802
Schools
36
Spent per student
$21,004
CT $25,892
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
87%
Debt
$116.3M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Bridgeport School District
- School Grade D: better than 5% of Connecticut districts
- Math proficiency 28 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 31 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 17 pts below the state
- Spends 19% less per student than the CT average
- 15 students per teacher
- Debt of $116.3M, about $5,874 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Stepney.
K–53 elementary schoolsMonroe School District
6–8Jockey Hollow SchoolMonroe School District
9–12Masuk High SchoolMonroe School District
Test scores vs. CT
2020–21Math proficiency9%
State average 37.4%
Reading / language arts19%
State average 50.1%
Graduation rate (4-year)71%
State average 88.2%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$21,004 per student · 19% below CT
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 34%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 23%State 57%Federal 19%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
19,186’20
18,993’21
19,112’22
19,351’23
19,802’24
Up 3.2% since 2020.
Students
Hispanic 61%Black 27%White 8%Two or more races 2%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
36 public schools.
Blackham School
D1,088 students18:1
Cesar Batalla School
D−990 students15:1
Read School
D863 students18:1
Geraldine Johnson School
D825 students15:1
Luis Munoz Marin School
D−709 students15:1
John Winthrop School
C607 students13:1
Barnum School
D588 students13:1
Jettie S. Tisdale School
D547 students12:1
Columbus School
D−546 students14:1
James J. Curiale School
D−509 students15:1
Roosevelt School
D−493 students15:1
Interdistrict Discovery Magnet School
C492 students14:1
Park City Magnet School
C−487 students15:1
Madison School
D451 students13:1
Geraldine Claytor Magnet Academy
D450 students16:1
High Horizons Magnet School
D443 students17:1
Black Rock School
439 students15:1
Multicultural Magnet School
C+436 students15:1
Waltersville School
D432 students14:1
Paul Laurence Dunbar School
D391 students16:1
Classical Studies Academy
D351 students14:1
Beardsley School
D327 students14:1
Wilbur Cross School
D−318 students14:1
Bryant School
D317 students12:1
Thomas Hooker School
C−288 students11:1
Hallen School
C−280 students16:1
A.B. Skane Center
183 students11:1
Edison School
D−181 students12:1
Hall School
D162 students10:1
Central High School
C−1,803 students19:1
Warren Harding High School
D−1,324 students20:1
Bassick High School
D−1,075 students17:1
Information Technology & Software Engineering Magnet High Sc
C+386 students13:1
Biotechnology Research & Zoological Studies Magnet High Scho
C+376 students13:1
Aerospace/Hydrospace Engineering and Physical Sciences Magne
B−324 students12:1
Bridgeport Military Academy
D−321 students14:1
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.