Stamford School District

Item: Stamford School District
Rating: 4
Author: Public School Review

888 Washingto Boulevard
Stamford, CT 06901

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Bottom 50%

Tel: (203) 977-4543

www.stamfordpublicschools.org

Top Rankings

Stamford School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Connecticut for:

Overview

This School District

This State (CT)

# Schools

21 Schools

775 Schools

# Students

15,631 Students

328,620 Students

# Teachers

1,233 Teachers

26,658 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

13:1

District Rank

Stamford School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 196 school districts in Connecticut (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.

The school district's graduation rate of 85% has decreased from 89% over five school years.

This School District

State Average (CT)

#134 out of 198 school districts
(Bottom 50%)

This chart display the overall district rank of Stamford School District, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

32%

39%

This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Stamford School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of CT by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

43%

51%

This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Stamford School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of CT by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

85%

90%

This chart display public school graduation rate of Stamford School District and public school graduation rate of CT by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.68

0.67

# American Indian Students

20 Students

850 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

1,035 Students

17,211 Students

% Asian Students

# Hispanic Students

7,475 Students

97,951 Students

% Hispanic Students

48%

30%

# Black Students

2,189 Students

42,053 Students

% Black Students

14%

13%

# White Students

4,331 Students

154,838 Students

% White Students

28%

47%

# Hawaiian Students

15 Students

331 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

566 Students

15,227 Students

% of Two or more races Students

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

11,215

# Students in K Grade:

1,216

34,915

# Students in 1st Grade:

1,155

33,443

# Students in 2nd Grade:

1,236

35,447

# Students in 3rd Grade:

1,179

35,282

# Students in 4th Grade:

1,167

35,871

# Students in 5th Grade:

1,192

36,277

# Students in 6th Grade:

1,196

36,718

# Students in 7th Grade:

1,189

31,674

# Students in 8th Grade:

1,219

32,525

# Students in 9th Grade:

1,572

1,492

# Students in 10th Grade:

1,265

1,409

# Students in 11th Grade:

962

1,256

# Students in 12th Grade:

1,083

1,096

# Ungraded Students:

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $25,448 in this school district is less than the state median of $25,998. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $24,610 is less than the state median of $25,071. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

This School District

This State (CT)

Total Revenue

$398 MM

$12,920 MM

This chart display total revenue of Stamford School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in CT by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending

$385 MM

$12,459 MM

This chart display total spending of Stamford School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in CT by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Revenue / Student

$25,448

$25,998

This chart display average revenue per public school student in Stamford School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in CT by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending / Student

$24,610

$25,071

This chart display average spending per public school student in Stamford School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in CT by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

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Quick Stats (2024)

District size: 21 schools
Grades: PK-12
Enrollment: 15,631 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 13:1
Minority Enrollment: 72%
: 85% (Btm 50% in CT)
: Bottom 50%
: 32% (Btm 50%)
: 43% (Btm 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), CT Dept. of Education