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Redding School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Redding.

Redding’s School Grade A+ better than 96% of Connecticut school districts

Students
852
Schools
2
Spent per student
$32,842
CT $25,892
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
9%
Debt
$4.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Redding School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 96% of Connecticut districts
  • Math proficiency 33 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 24 pts above the state
  • Spends 27% more per student than the CT average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 6% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $4.6M, about $5,346 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 96% 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 Redding. Grade by grade →

PK–4Redding Elementary SchoolThis district
5–8John Read Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Joel Barlow High SchoolRegional School District 09

Test scores vs. CT

2021–22
Math proficiency73%
State average 39.8% · 490 students tested
Reading / language arts74%
State average 50.5% · 495 students tested

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

Graduation rate 95% at Regional School District 09, 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
$32,842 per student · 27% above CT
Spending
Classroom instruction 70%Support & administration 30%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 84%State 14%Federal 2%

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

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

Enrollment over time
804’20
827’21
829’22
864’23
852’24

Up 6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 81%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 3%Asian 2%Black 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

2 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.