Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Bristol

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
C+

Bristol School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Bristol.

Bristol’s School Grade C+ better than 36% of Connecticut school districts

Students
7,241
Schools
13
Spent per student
$22,270
CT $25,892
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
55%
Debt
$17.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Bristol School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 36% of Connecticut districts
  • Spends 14% less per student than the CT average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $17.1M, about $2,367 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 36% 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 below the state, 2021–22
C
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C+
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Bristol. Grade by grade →

K–57 elementary schoolsThis district
6–85 middle schoolsThis district
9–123 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. CT

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency36%
State average 39.8% · 3,813 students tested
Reading / language arts49%
State average 50.5% · 3,831 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)88%
State average 88.2% · 659 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
$22,270 per student · 14% below CT
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 33%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 49%State 40%Federal 11%

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

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

Enrollment over time
7,103’20
7,157’21
7,153’22
7,305’23
7,241’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 43%Hispanic 39%Black 8%Two or more races 6%Asian 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

13 public schools. 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.