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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
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
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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.