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Wilton School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Wilton.

Wilton’s School Grade A better than 90% of Connecticut school districts

Students
3,730
Schools
4
Spent per student
$27,170
CT $25,892
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
6%
Debt
$30.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Wilton School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 90% of Connecticut districts
  • Math proficiency 33 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 29 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $30.2M, about $8,097 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 90% 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
A+
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 Wilton. Grade by grade →

PK–2Miller-Driscoll SchoolThis district
3–5Cider Mill SchoolThis district
6–8Middlebrook SchoolThis district
9–12Wilton High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. CT

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency73%
State average 39.8% · 1,954 students tested
Reading / language arts79%
State average 50.5% · 1,970 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)94%
State average 88.2% · 334 in the class

97% 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
$27,170 per student · 5% above CT
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 41%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 84%State 15%Federal 1%

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

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

Enrollment over time
3,679’20
3,706’21
3,737’22
3,753’23
3,730’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 74%Asian 11%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 6%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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.