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Connecticut State Department of Education

PO Box 2219
Hartford, CT 06145 -2219
https://portal.ct.gov/SDE

About Connecticut

Connecticut serves 518,606 students across 170 districts. Its teachers have had 54,070 projects funded on DonorsChoose, representing $29.4 million in funds.

170

Districts
518,606

Students
42,538

Teachers

Connecticut School Spending

total spendper student

Connecticut spent a total of $10.7 billion in the 2016-17 school year school year on education. 62.0% of that was on instruction, 35.1% on support services, and 2.9% on other costs.

Connecticut spent a total of $20,640 per pupil in the 2016-17 school year school year on education. 62.0% of that was on instruction, 35.1% on support services, and 2.9% on other costs.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics

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Connecticut State Department of Education school support on DonorsChoose Last updated Nov 20, 2024

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Connecticut State Department of Education

$29.4 million

raised using DonorsChoose

54,070

projects funded

14,983

teachers funded

143,211

donors

5,415

projects for basic supplies

8,189

projects for technology

7,871

projects for books

3,057

projects for art supplies

Connecticut State Department of Education has received support from 63,819 individuals from Connecticut and 39,696 individuals out-of-state.

Connecticut Districts

Andover School District Ansonia Public Schools Ashford Public School District Avon Public Schools Barkhamsted School District Berlin Public Schools Bethany Public School District Bethel Public Schools Bloomfield Public Schools Bolton Public School District Bozrah Town School District Branford Public Schools Brass City Charter School Bridgeport Public Schools Bristol Public Schools Brookfield Public School District Brooklyn Public School District Canaan School District Canterbury Public Schools Canton Public Schools Cheshire Public School District Chester School District Clinton Public School District Colchester Public School District Colebrook School District Columbia Public Schools Consolidated School District of New Britain Cornwall School District Coventry Public School District Cromwell Public Schools Danbury Public Schools Darien Public Schools Derby Public Schools East Granby Public Schools East Haddam Public School District East Hampton Public Schools East Hartford Public Schools East Haven School District East Lyme Public Schools East Windsor Public Schools Eastford School District Easton-Redding-Region 9 School Districts Ellington Town School District Enfield Public School District 049 Essex School District Fairfield Public Schools Farmington Public Schools Franklin Elementary School District Glastonbury Public Schools Granby Public Schools Greenwich Public School District Griswold Public Schools Groton Public Schools Guilford Public Schools Hamden Public Schools Hampton Elementary School District Hartford Public School District Hartland School District Hebron Public Schools Kent School District Killingly Public Schools Lebanon Public Schools Ledyard Public Schools Lisbon Central School District Litchfield Public School District Litchfield Public Schools Regional School District No 6 Lyme Old Lyme Schools Madison Public School District Manchester Public School District Mansfield Public Schools Marlborough School District Meriden Public Schools Middletown Public Schools Milford Public Schools Monroe Public Schools Montville Public Schools Naugatuck School District New Beginnings Family Academy New Canaan Public Schools New Fairfield School District New Hartford Public School District New Haven Public Schools New London Public School District New Milford Public School District Newington Public Schools Newtown Public Schools Norfolk School District North Branford Public Schools North Canaan School District North Haven Public Schools North Stonington Public School District Northwestern Regional School District 7 Norwalk Public Schools Norwich Public Schools Office of Head Start Old Saybrook School District Orange Elementary School District Oxford Public Schools Plainfield Public Schools Plainville Community School District Plymouth Public School District Pomfret Community Schools Portland Public School District Preston Public Schools Putnam Public Schools Redding School District Region 14 Schools Regional District 11 Regional School District 1 Regional School District 10 Regional School District 12 Regional School District 13 Regional School District 15 Regional School District 16 Regional School District 17 Regional School District 19 Regional School District 4 Regional School District 5 Regional School District 8 Regional School District 9 Ridgefield Public Schools Rocky Hill Public School District Salem School District Salisbury School District Scotland Elementary School District Seymour Public Schools Sharon School District Shelton City School District Sherman School District Simsbury Public Schools Somers Public School District South Windsor Public School District Southington Public Schools Sprague School District Stafford Public Schools Stamford Public Schools Sterling School District Stonington Public Schools Stratford Public Schools Suffield Public School District Thomaston Public Schools Thompson Public Schools Tolland Public Schools Torrington City School District Trumbull Public School District Union Town School District Vernon Public School District Voluntown School District Wallingford Public School District Waterbury Public Schools Waterford Public School District Watertown Public Schools West Hartford Public School District West Haven Public Schools Westbrook Public School District Weston Public School District Westport Public School District Wethersfield Public School District Willington Public Schools Wilton Public Schools Winchester Public Schools Windham Public Schools Windsor Locks Public School District Windsor Public School District Wolcott Public Schools Woodbridge School District Woodstock Public Schools [County run]

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