Public schools in Connecticut
1,007 operating public schools in 198 school districts and other education agencies, school year 2024–25.
Operating schoolsDefinition
1,007
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
490,969
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
40,267.7
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
12.2
Charter schoolsDefinition
21
Largest districts by enrollment
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a quality ranking). 8 Connecticut districts have full profiles so far; search all 198.
| District | City | Schools | Students | Students / FTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgeport School District | Bridgeport | 36 | 19,802 | 15.1 |
| New Haven School District | New Haven | 37 | 17,903 | 13 |
| Waterbury School District | Waterbury | 29 | 17,123 | 13.1 |
| Hartford School District | Hartford | 41 | 15,754 | 14 |
| Stamford School District | Stamford | 21 | 15,483 | 12.9 |
| Danbury School District | Danbury | 19 | 11,833 | 14.4 |
| Norwalk School District | Norwalk | 22 | 11,341 | 12.6 |
| Connecticut Technical Education and Career System | Hartford | 17 | 11,296 | 11.2 |
| New Britain School District | New Britain | 14 | 9,012 | 14.2 |
| West Hartford School District | West Hartford | 16 | 8,875 | 12.2 |
| Fairfield School District | Fairfield | 16 | 8,790 | 11.2 |
| Capitol Region Education Council | Bloomfield | 16 | 8,762 | 12.7 |
| Greenwich School District | Greenwich | 15 | 8,377 | 11 |
| Meriden School District | Meriden | 13 | 8,036 | — |
| Bristol School District | Bristol | 13 | 7,241 | 13 |
Schools by locale
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| City | 28.5% | |
| Suburb | 49.6% | |
| Town | 6.2% | |
| Rural | 15.8% |
Schools by level
| Group | Schools | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Elementary | 598 | |
| High | 209 | |
| Middle | 178 | |
| Prekindergarten | 14 | |
| Other | 8 |
Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
Figures are republished from official files without adjustment, except where a page says a value is summed or derived. See methodology and definitions & limitations. Spotted a problem? Report a data issue.