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Brookfield School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Brookfield.

Brookfield’s School Grade B better than 56% of Connecticut school districts

Students
2,529
Schools
3
Spent per student
$23,491
CT $25,892
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
24%
Debt
$5.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Brookfield School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 56% of Connecticut districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 9% less per student than the CT average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $5.9M, about $2,340 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 56% 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

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Brookfield. Grade by grade →

6–8Whisconier Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Brookfield High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. CT

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency48%
State average 39.8% · 1,289 students tested
Reading / language arts60%
State average 50.5% · 1,289 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95%
State average 88.2% · 216 in the class

97% 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
$23,491 per student · 9% below CT
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 37%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 81%State 16%Federal 3%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,569’23
2,529’24

About steady since 2023–24.

Students
White 68%Hispanic 18%Asian 8%Black 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Two or more races <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

3 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.