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Hartford School District

NCES agency ID 0901920 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union

At a glance

Reported students

16,434

NCES CCD 2024–25

Open schools

41

NCES preliminary directory 2025–26

Student–teacher ratio

14.3:1

Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE

Spending per pupil

$26,329

Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33

Instruction per pupil

$12,155

Calculated from FY 2023 F-33

Grades served

PK–12

NCES preliminary directory 2025–26

Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22

These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.

Students
15,227
Teachers (FTE)
1,298.85
Student–teacher ratio
11.7:1

What current records say about Hartford School District

Hartford School District operates 41 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in Hartford, Connecticut. NCES reports 16,434 students and 1,151 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.

Within Connecticut agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 4 of 168 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.

FY 2023 finance records show $26,329 in current expenditure per pupil and $12,155 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 62 of 167 in Connecticut. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.

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Reported needs and resources

English learners
24%
Students with disabilities (IDEA)
17.5%
Classroom teachers (FTE)
1,151
Current expenditure (FY 2023)
$441,637,000

Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.

Hartford School District

Hartford, Connecticut

NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 41.7686, -72.6750

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Student demographics

Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment

  • White5.9%
  • Hispanic57.4%
  • Black28.5%
  • Asian4.7%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
  • Multiracial3%

Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.

Explore schools in Hartford School District

41 current directory entries

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Showing 1–24 of 41 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.

Schools, grade spans, enrollment, and student–teacher ratios
SchoolLevel / gradesStudentsRatioCompare
Betances Learning Lab Magnet SchoolElementaryPK–0439813.5:1
Betances STEM Magnet SchoolMiddle05–0820612.9:1
Breakthrough Magnet School NorthElementaryPK–0528912:1
Breakthrough Magnet School SouthElementaryPK–0832613.6:1
Bulkeley High SchoolHigh09–1255213.1:1
Burns Latino Studies AcademyElementaryPK–0525112.6:1
Burr Middle SchoolMiddle06–0825914.4:1
Capital Preparatory Magnet SchoolOtherPK–1258017.1:1
Classical Magnet SchoolHigh06–1243813.3:1
Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language AcademyElementaryPK–0865114:1
Environmental Sciences Magnet at Hooker SchoolElementaryPK–0854716.6:1
Expeditionary Learning Academy at Moylan SchoolElementaryPK–0534212.2:1
Global Communications AcademyElementaryKG–0841413.4:1
Great Path Academy at CT State ManchesterHigh09–1233613.2:1
Hartford Magnet Trinity College AcademyHigh06–1292515.9:1
Hartford PreKindergarten Magnet School: North CampusOtherPK–PK11517.7:1
Hartford PreKindergarten Magnet School: South CampusOtherPK–PK11214.9:1
Hartford Public High SchoolHigh09–1269810.1:1
Kennelly SchoolElementaryPK–0862814.1:1
Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: High School CampuHigh09–1211010:1
Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: PK-8 CampusElementaryPK–0843513.6:1
M. D. Fox SchoolElementaryPK–0556215.2:1
M. L. King Jr. Middle SchoolMiddle06–081849.9:1
McDonough Middle SchoolMiddle06–0830112:1