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Barkhamsted School District

Public school districtGrades PK–6

Serves Barkhamsted.

Barkhamsted’s School Grade B better than 62% of Connecticut school districts

Students
205
Schools
1
Spent per student
$23,344
CT $25,892
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
24%
Debt
$0.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Barkhamsted School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 59% of Connecticut districts
  • Math proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Spends 10% less per student than the CT average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 12% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.1M, about $439 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 59% of the 199 Connecticut school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Barkhamsted. Grade by grade →

7–8Northwestern Regional Middle SchoolRegional School District 07
9–12Northwestern Regional High SchoolRegional School District 07

Test scores vs. CT

2021–22
Math proficiency50–54%
State average 39.8% · 112 students tested
Reading / language arts60–64%
State average 50.5% · 112 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 98% at Regional School District 07, which runs the high school (state 88.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$23,344 per student · 10% below CT
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 37%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 60%State 39%Federal 1%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
183’20
183’21
184’22
194’23
205’24

Up 12% since 2020–21.

Students
White 90%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 4%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Connecticut’s other public schools.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Connecticut.