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Sharon School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Sharon.

Sharon’s School Grade C+ better than 41% of Connecticut school districts

Students
97
Schools
1
Spent per student
$55,764
CT $25,892
Students per teacher
5:1
Free or reduced lunch
32%
The gist

What stands out about Sharon School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 46% of Connecticut districts
  • Spends 115% more per student than the CT average
  • 5 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 13.4% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 46% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C+Sharon 2,783

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Sharon. Grade by grade →

PK–8Sharon Center SchoolThis district
9–12Housatonic Valley Regional High SchoolRegional School District 01

Test scores vs. CT

2021–22
Math proficiency40–49%
State average 39.8% · 60 students tested
Reading / language arts50–59%
State average 50.5% · 60 students tested

95% 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
$55,764 per student · 115% above CT
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 40%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 85%State 13%Federal 2%

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

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

Enrollment over time
112’20
96’21
97’22
106’23
97’24

Down 13.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 81%Hispanic 14%Two or more races 3%Black 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.

Sharon Center School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Sharon
B
97 students5:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Regional School District 01Cornwall, Kent, Salisbury
$40,382per student
Northeast Central School DistrictAmenia, North East
$35,560per student
Cornwall School DistrictCornwall
$40,526per student
Kent School DistrictKent
$36,743per student

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.