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Berlin School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Berlin.

Berlin’s School Grade B better than 61% of Connecticut school districts

Students
2,593
Schools
5
Spent per student
$24,765
CT $25,892
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
24%
Debt
$28.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Berlin School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 61% of Connecticut districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $28.9M, about $11,151 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 61% 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
B
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
BBerlin 20,698

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Berlin. Grade by grade →

PK–53 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Catherine M. McGee Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Berlin High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. CT

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency51%
State average 39.8% · 1,361 students tested
Reading / language arts61%
State average 50.5% · 1,370 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)96%
State average 88.2% · 241 in the class

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

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
$24,765 per student · 4% below CT
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 35%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 75%State 22%Federal 2%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,681’20
2,622’21
2,632’22
2,622’23
2,593’24

Down 3.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 77%Hispanic 14%Asian 4%Two or more races 3%Black 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Mary E. Griswold School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kensington
B+
513 students13:1
Emma Hart Willard School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Berlin
B
434 students10:1
Richard D. Hubbard School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · East Berlin
A−
215 students12:1
Catherine M. McGee Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Berlin
B−
595 students11:1
Berlin High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Berlin
B
836 students12:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Cromwell School DistrictCromwell
$22,568per student
Meriden School DistrictMeriden
$19,289per student
Middletown School DistrictMiddletown
$28,607per student
New Britain School DistrictNew Britain
$25,436per student

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.