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Regional School District 16

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Prospect and Beacon Falls.

Prospect’s School Grade B better than 60% of Connecticut school districts

Students
1,890
Schools
4
Spent per student
$23,958
CT $25,892
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
26%
Debt
$16.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Regional School District 16

  • Its letter, B: results better than 60% of Connecticut districts
  • Math proficiency 15 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 14 pts above the state
  • Spends 7% less per student than the CT average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $16.8M, about $8,907 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 60% 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 above the state, class of 2023
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Prospect. Grade by grade →

PK–5Prospect Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Long River Middle SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. CT

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency55%
State average 39.8% · 1,043 students tested
Reading / language arts64%
State average 50.5% · 1,043 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 88.2% · 159 in the class

100% 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
$23,958 per student · 7% below CT
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 39%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 65%State 32%Federal 3%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,988’20
1,964’21
1,949’22
1,924’23
1,890’24

Down 4.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 79%Hispanic 12%Black 4%Two or more races 3%Asian 2%

Schools in the district

4 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.