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Connecticut School Districts Ranked by Expenditures

Normalized from state-comptroller audits and annual financial reports. Every agency is a live report card — click through for peer percentiles, fund balance, and distress indicators.

Cohort size 174
Median expenditures $47.3M
25th–75th percentile $21.1M  –  $99.5M
Total spend $13.21B
  1. #1
    Hartford Public Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 16,634
    Expenditures $540.1M
    Revenue $542.5M
  2. #2
    NEW Haven CITY Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 19,216
    Expenditures $476.7M
    Revenue $491.0M
  3. #3
    Bridgeport CITY Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 19,085
    Expenditures $455.2M
    Revenue $453.6M
  4. #4
    Stamford CITY Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 15,962
    Expenditures $419.0M
    Revenue $432.4M
  5. #5
    Waterbury CITY Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 18,610
    Expenditures $381.1M
    Revenue $386.4M
  6. #6
    Norwalk CITY Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 11,405
    Expenditures $313.0M
    Revenue $329.1M
  7. #7
    Greenwich TOWN Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 8,605
    Expenditures $291.5M
    Revenue $305.9M
  8. #8
    NEW Britain CITY Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 9,679
    Expenditures $270.0M
    Revenue $271.6M
  9. #9
    Fairfield TOWN School District
    FY 2022 pop. 9,297
    Expenditures $255.9M
    Revenue $270.7M
  10. #10
    Capitol Region Education Council
    FY 2022
    Expenditures $252.0M
    Revenue $333.8M
  11. #11
    Enfield TOWN Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 4,870
    Expenditures $242.1M
    Revenue $243.6M
  12. #12
    Danbury Public Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 11,825
    Expenditures $239.7M
    Revenue $245.9M
  13. #13
    WEST Hartford Public Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 9,098
    Expenditures $234.4M
    Revenue $240.2M
  14. #14
    Bristol CITY Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 7,642
    Expenditures $231.3M
    Revenue $235.2M
  15. #15
    Manchester TOWN Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 6,154
    Expenditures $206.1M
    Revenue $211.2M
  16. #16
    Meriden CITY Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 8,471
    Expenditures $177.7M
    Revenue $182.4M
  17. #17
    Stratford TOWN Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 6,780
    Expenditures $175.0M
    Revenue $182.3M
  18. #18
    Hamden TOWN Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 5,385
    Expenditures $167.1M
    Revenue $167.5M
  19. #19
    EAST Hartford Public Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 6,297
    Expenditures $163.9M
    Revenue $165.0M
  20. #20
    Darien TOWN Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 4,724
    Expenditures $158.1M
    Revenue $162.2M
  21. #21
    Westport TOWN Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 5,303
    Expenditures $156.9M
    Revenue $155.4M
  22. #22
    Milford Public Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 5,364
    Expenditures $152.5M
    Revenue $156.2M
  23. #23
    Trumbull TOWN Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 6,868
    Expenditures $151.1M
    Revenue $156.4M
  24. #24
    WEST Haven Public Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 5,756
    Expenditures $146.9M
    Revenue $150.9M
  25. #25
    Glastonbury TOWN Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 5,677
    Expenditures $145.7M
    Revenue $148.5M
  26. #26
    Middletown CITY Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 4,387
    Expenditures $145.1M
    Revenue $149.2M
  27. #27
    Wallingford TOWN Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 5,304
    Expenditures $141.7M
    Revenue $144.8M
  28. #28
    Southington TOWN Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 6,227
    Expenditures $135.7M
    Revenue $139.6M
  29. #29
    NEW London CITY Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 3,086
    Expenditures $127.5M
    Revenue $129.9M
  30. #30
    Ridgefield Public Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 4,549
    Expenditures $125.7M
    Revenue $130.1M
  31. #31
    Norwich CITY Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 3,219
    Expenditures $124.6M
    Revenue $126.2M
  32. #32
    NEW Canaan TOWN Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 4,125
    Expenditures $118.6M
    Revenue $124.6M
  33. #33
    Windham TOWN Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 3,194
    Expenditures $115.7M
    Revenue $116.9M
  34. #34
    Groton TOWN Public Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 4,086
    Expenditures $115.5M
    Revenue $122.6M
  35. #35
    South Windsor Public Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 4,753
    Expenditures $114.2M
    Revenue $117.6M
  36. #36
    Torrington CITY SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 3,825
    Expenditures $108.9M
    Revenue $109.6M
  37. #37
    Wilton TOWN SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 3,734
    Expenditures $106.1M
    Revenue $109.7M
  38. #38
    NEW Fairfield Public Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 2,119
    Expenditures $105.7M
    Revenue $109.0M
  39. #39
    Simsbury Public Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 4,065
    Expenditures $104.9M
    Revenue $107.2M
  40. #40
    Newtown TOWN Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 4,030
    Expenditures $104.1M
    Revenue $107.4M
  41. #41
    Newington Public Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 3,900
    Expenditures $102.5M
    Revenue $103.2M
  42. #42
    Cheshire TOWN Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 4,184
    Expenditures $100.9M
    Revenue $102.2M
  43. #43
    AREA Cooperative Educational Services
    FY 2022
    Expenditures $100.5M
    Revenue $120.6M
  44. #44
    Farmington TOWN Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 4,100
    Expenditures $99.2M
    Revenue $101.3M
  45. #45
    Windsor TOWN School District
    FY 2022 pop. 3,244
    Expenditures $99.0M
    Revenue $98.8M
  46. #46
    Shelton CITY Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 4,403
    Expenditures $97.1M
    Revenue $97.6M
  47. #47
    Naugatuck Borough Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 4,295
    Expenditures $96.9M
    Revenue $100.2M
  48. #48
    Regional School District 15
    FY 2022 pop. 3,516
    Expenditures $91.7M
    Revenue $93.4M
  49. #49
    Brookfield TOWN Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 2,588
    Expenditures $87.5M
    Revenue $90.7M
  50. #50
    Wethersfield TOWN Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 3,592
    Expenditures $85.8M
    Revenue $89.5M
  51. #51
    Guilford Public Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 3,106
    Expenditures $85.3M
    Revenue $90.0M
  52. #52
    NEW Milford TOWN Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 3,677
    Expenditures $81.2M
    Revenue $81.9M
  53. #53
    Branford TOWN Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 2,617
    Expenditures $79.9M
    Revenue $81.7M
  54. #54
    AVON Public Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 3,107
    Expenditures $77.9M
    Revenue $79.7M
  55. #55
    Vernon TOWN Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 3,169
    Expenditures $77.2M
    Revenue $79.2M
  56. #56
    North Haven TOWN Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 3,145
    Expenditures $75.2M
    Revenue $74.9M
  57. #57
    Monroe TOWN Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 3,332
    Expenditures $75.0M
    Revenue $77.7M
  58. #58
    Bloomfield TOWN Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 2,018
    Expenditures $73.5M
    Revenue $76.3M
  59. #59
    EAST Haven TOWN Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 2,838
    Expenditures $73.3M
    Revenue $73.5M
  60. #60
    Bethel TOWN Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 3,149
    Expenditures $72.6M
    Revenue $74.7M
  61. #61
    Madison Public Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 2,437
    Expenditures $71.2M
    Revenue $72.6M
  62. #62
    Berlin Public Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 2,642
    Expenditures $70.6M
    Revenue $73.8M
  63. #63
    Mansfield TOWN Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 996
    Expenditures $68.6M
    Revenue $68.6M
  64. #64
    Waterford TOWN Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 2,324
    Expenditures $66.9M
    Revenue $72.2M
  65. #65
    EAST LYME Public Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 2,638
    Expenditures $65.9M
    Revenue $68.9M
  66. #66
    Rocky HILL TOWN Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 2,532
    Expenditures $65.5M
    Revenue $68.2M
  67. #67
    Weston Public Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 2,226
    Expenditures $64.6M
    Revenue $69.1M
  68. #68
    Watertown TOWN SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 2,579
    Expenditures $63.2M
    Revenue $65.9M
  69. #69
    North Branford TOWN Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 1,576
    Expenditures $59.4M
    Revenue $60.9M
  70. #70
    Tolland TOWN Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 2,214
    Expenditures $58.9M
    Revenue $61.2M
  71. #71
    Regional School District 5
    FY 2022 pop. 2,124
    Expenditures $58.4M
    Revenue $62.6M
  72. #72
    Killingly TOWN Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 2,361
    Expenditures $57.2M
    Revenue $59.0M
  73. #73
    Plainville TOWN Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 2,274
    Expenditures $55.6M
    Revenue $58.2M
  74. #74
    Ellington TOWN Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 2,618
    Expenditures $55.1M
    Revenue $56.5M
  75. #75
    Colchester TOWN Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 2,216
    Expenditures $54.1M
    Revenue $55.8M
  76. #76
    Ansonia Public Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 2,247
    Expenditures $52.9M
    Revenue $53.2M
  77. #77
    Ledyard Public Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 2,435
    Expenditures $51.7M
    Revenue $53.6M
  78. #78
    Stonington TOWN Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 1,806
    Expenditures $51.4M
    Revenue $55.2M
  79. #79
    Montville TOWN Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 1,977
    Expenditures $51.1M
    Revenue $51.8M
  80. #80
    Regional School District 17
    FY 2022 pop. 1,772
    Expenditures $49.6M
    Revenue $51.3M
  81. #81
    Regional School District 10
    FY 2022 pop. 2,153
    Expenditures $49.4M
    Revenue $51.0M
  82. #82
    Windsor Locks TOWN Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 1,510
    Expenditures $49.0M
    Revenue $49.7M
  83. #83
    Plainfield TOWN Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 1,976
    Expenditures $48.5M
    Revenue $49.5M
  84. #84
    Suffield TOWN Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 2,031
    Expenditures $48.2M
    Revenue $48.3M
  85. #85
    Cooperative Educational Services
    FY 2022
    Expenditures $47.8M
    Revenue $51.2M
  86. #86
    Regional School District 16
    FY 2022 pop. 1,964
    Expenditures $47.4M
    Revenue $48.8M
  87. #87
    Seymour TOWN Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 2,058
    Expenditures $47.2M
    Revenue $47.6M
  88. #88
    Wolcott TOWN Public Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 2,153
    Expenditures $46.5M
    Revenue $47.3M
  89. #89
    Regional School District 14
    FY 2022 pop. 1,588
    Expenditures $46.4M
    Revenue $47.9M
  90. #90
    Regional School District 13
    FY 2022 pop. 1,363
    Expenditures $45.1M
    Revenue $45.9M
  91. #91
    Cromwell TOWN Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 1,932
    Expenditures $44.7M
    Revenue $46.2M
  92. #92
    EAST Hampton TOWN Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 1,779
    Expenditures $43.8M
    Revenue $43.1M
  93. #93
    Clinton TWN Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 1,542
    Expenditures $42.2M
    Revenue $44.4M
  94. #94
    Granby Public Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 1,753
    Expenditures $42.1M
    Revenue $42.9M
  95. #95
    Oxford Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 1,693
    Expenditures $41.7M
    Revenue $43.9M
  96. #96
    Winchester Public Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 559
    Expenditures $39.0M
    Revenue $39.0M
  97. #97
    Learn
    FY 2022
    Expenditures $38.3M
    Revenue $58.0M
  98. #98
    Griswold TOWN Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 1,712
    Expenditures $38.2M
    Revenue $39.3M
  99. #99
    Regional School District 18
    FY 2022 pop. 1,296
    Expenditures $38.0M
    Revenue $40.5M
  100. #100
    Stafford TOWN Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 1,375
    Expenditures $37.9M
    Revenue $38.6M