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Fairfield, CT
Public School Ratings




Fairfield Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Fairfield School District details

Fairfield School District
501 Kings Highway East
Fairfield, CT 06825

9,379 Students enrolled in District

16 Schools in District

11 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Fairfield School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Connecticut

9

(10 is best)

Better than 85.3% of all CT school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 95.6% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
70%
45%
73%
48%
66%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Burr Elementary School
1960 Burr St.
Fairfield, CT, 06824
KG-05
Dwight Elementary School
1600 Redding Rd.
Fairfield, CT, 06824
KG-05
Fairfield Ludlowe High School
785 Unquowa Rd.
Fairfield, CT, 06824
09-12
Fairfield Warde High School
755 Melville Ave.
Fairfield, CT, 06825
09-12
Fairfield Woods Middle School
1115 Fairfield Woods Rd.
Fairfield, CT, 06824
06-08
Holland Hill School
105 Meadowcroft Road
Fairfield, CT, 06824
KG-05
Jennings School
31 Palm Dr.
Fairfield, CT, 06824
KG-05
Mckinley School
60 Thompson St.
Fairfield, CT, 06825
KG-05
Mill Hill School
635 Mill Hill Terrace
Southport, CT, 06890
KG-05
North Stratfield School
190 Putting Green Rd.
Fairfield, CT, 06825
KG-05
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 76.5% 49.8%
Black 3.1% 13.1%
Hispanic 13.9% 31.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 6.4% 5.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 17.1% 40.5%
Free lunch eligible 13.1% 34.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.1% 5.8%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $14,323 $134,332,000 55.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,927 $18,076,000 7.5%
Staff $1,148 $10,770,000 4.4%
General Administration $106 $996,000 0.4%
School Administration $1,572 $14,744,000 6.1%
Operation $2,255 $21,149,000 8.7%
Transportation $774 $7,260,000 3.0%
Other $833 $7,815,000 3.2%
Total Support $8,616 $80,810,000 33.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,909 $27,280,000 11.3%
Total Expenditures $25,847 $242,422,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,725 $6,534,583,000 52.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,630 $836,790,000 6.7%
Staff $779 $400,100,000 3.2%
General Administration $505 $259,319,000 2.1%
School Administration $1,234 $633,707,000 5.1%
Operation $1,918 $985,042,000 7.9%
Transportation $969 $497,686,000 4.0%
Other $716 $367,425,000 2.9%
Total Support $7,751 $3,980,069,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,787 $1,944,552,000 15.6%
Total Expenditures $24,263 $12,459,204,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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