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Southington School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Southington.

Southington’s School Grade B+ better than 68% of Connecticut school districts

Students
6,000
Schools
13
Spent per student
$21,438
CT $25,892
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
26%
Debt
$28.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Southington School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 68% of Connecticut districts
  • Math proficiency 17 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 15 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 17% less per student than the CT average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $28.6M, about $4,774 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 68% 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 Southington. Grade by grade →

K–58 elementary schoolsThis district
6–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–12Southington High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. CT

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency57%
State average 39.8% · 3,233 students tested
Reading / language arts65%
State average 50.5% · 3,242 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)94%
State average 88.2% · 550 in the class

98% 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
$21,438 per student · 17% below CT
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 35%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 66%State 31%Federal 4%

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

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

Enrollment over time
5,984’20
6,021’21
6,087’22
6,040’23
6,000’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 74%Hispanic 13%Two or more races 5%Asian 5%Black 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

13 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.