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New Britain School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12
Serves New Britain.
Students
9,012
Schools
14
Spent per student
$25,436
CT $25,892
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
75%
Debt
$56.8M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about New Britain School District
- School Grade D: better than 5% of Connecticut districts
- Math proficiency 31 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 33 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 12 pts below the state
- 14 students per teacher
- Debt of $56.8M, about $6,304 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for West Cornwall.
PK–8Cornwall Consolidated SchoolCornwall School District
9–12Housatonic Valley Regional High SchoolRegional School District 01
Test scores vs. CT
2020–21Math proficiency6%
State average 37.4%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 50.1%
Graduation rate (4-year)76%
State average 88.2%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$25,436 per student · 2% below CT
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 31%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 22%State 59%Federal 19%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
9,051’20
8,972’21
8,841’22
8,925’23
9,012’24
About steady.
Students
Hispanic 68%White 14%Black 10%Two or more races 6%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
14 public schools.
DiLoreto Elementary & Middle School
D819 students16:1
Smalley Elementary School
D−594 students13:1
Lincoln Elementary School
D−552 students13:1
Smith Elementary School
D461 students13:1
Gaffney Elementary School
D438 students14:1
Vance Elementary School
D−438 students14:1
Holmes Elementary School
D414 students13:1
Chamberlain Elementary School
D402 students12:1
Jefferson Elementary School
D389 students13:1
Northend Elementary School
D−212 students11:1
Pulaski Middle School
D−839 students13:1
Slade Middle School
D−781 students14:1
House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy
A152 students17:1
New Britain High School
C−2,521 students16:1
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.