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Salisbury School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Salisbury.

Salisbury’s School Grade B+ better than 73% of Connecticut school districts

Students
288
Schools
1
Spent per student
$32,135
CT $25,892
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
23%
Debt
$1.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Salisbury School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 93% of Connecticut districts
  • Math proficiency 22 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 27 pts above the state
  • Spends 24% more per student than the CT average
  • 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $1.8M, about $6,417 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 93% 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 Salisbury. Grade by grade →

PK–8Salisbury Central SchoolThis district
9–12Housatonic Valley Regional High SchoolRegional School District 01

Test scores vs. CT

2021–22
Math proficiency60–64%
State average 39.8% · 182 students tested
Reading / language arts75–79%
State average 50.5% · 182 students tested

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

Graduation rate 92% at Regional School District 01, 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
$32,135 per student · 24% above CT
Spending
Classroom instruction 68%Support & administration 31%Other 1%
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
310’20
303’21
296’22
303’23
288’24

Down 7.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 77%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 8%Black 4%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. 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.