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Hartford Public Schools
District details
School board members: 9
Students: 16,839 (2023-2024)
Schools: 41 (2023-2024)
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Hartford Public Schools is a school district in Connecticut (Capitol and Hartford counties). During the 2024 school year, 16,839 students attended one of the district's 41 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

Hartford Public Schools consists of nine members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members

Name	Seat	Year assumed office	Year term ends
Shontá Browdy	At Large
Francoise Deristel-Leger	At Large
Cristher Estrada-Perez	At Large
Ruth Fortune	At Large
Jennifer Hockenhull	At Large
Kory Mills	At Large
Steven Tatum	At Large
Tyrone Walker	At Large
Stephen Wilson	At Large

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Revenue
• Expenditures

Revenue, 2021-2022

SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$67,897,000	$4,082	12%
Local:	$108,870,000	$6,545	20%
State:	$365,731,000	$21,987	67%
Total:	$542,498,000	$32,614

Expenditures, 2021-2022

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$540,087,000	$32,468
Total Current Expenditures:	$424,673,000	$25,530
Instructional Expenditures:	$206,529,000	$12,416	38%
Student and Staff Support:	$65,778,000	$3,954	12%
Administration:	$61,141,000	$3,675	11%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$91,225,000	$5,484	17%
Total Capital Outlay:	$20,099,000	$1,208
Construction:	$0	$0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$2,315,000	$139
Interest on Debt:	$1,045,000	$62

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."

• Mathematics
• Reading/language arts
• Graduation rates

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2021-2022	13	50-54	11	9	<=20	25-29	39
2020-2021	13	45-49	10	8	<=20	20-24	35
2018-2019	18	53	14	14	21-39	30-34	46
2017-2018	19	49	14	14	<=20	35-39	48
2016-2017	16	40	11	12	21-39	30-34	43
2015-2016	16	43	12	11	21-39	25-29	46
2014-2015	14	41	11	9	<=10	20-24	42
2013-2014	20	PS	10-14	20-24		PS	21-39
2012-2013	56	70-74	54	50	70-79	65-69	87
2011-2012	59	65-69	57	54	60-79	65	86
2010-2011	60	65-69	58	56	>=80	65-69	86

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2021-2022	21	55-59	22	15	<=20	35-39	51
2020-2021	21	50-54	22	14	21-39	35-39	49
2018-2019	27	55-59	25	20	21-39	40-44	59
2017-2018	26	52	24	19	21-39	50-54	58
2016-2017	24	46	22	17	21-39	35-39	55
2015-2016	28	53	25	21	21-39	45-49	61
2014-2015	27	52	24	19	20-29	35-39	57
2013-2014	17	PS	10-14	15-19		PS	21-39
2012-2013	57	60-64	59	49	80-89	64	86
2011-2012	57	55-59	59	50	60-79	62	85
2010-2011	53	50-54	55	47	60-79	55-59	79

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2021-2022	73	>=80	77	65	PS	60-79	90-94
2020-2021	71	>=90	73	64	PS	>=80	85-89
2019-2020	67	80-89	70	56	PS	>=80	90-94
2018-2019	73	>=80	77	65	PS	>=90	90-94
2017-2018	67	80-89	71	58	PS	70-79	90-94
2016-2017	69	80-89	73	59	PS	80-89	85-89
2015-2016	71	80-89	72	64	PS	80-89	85-89
2014-2015	70	70-79	74	60	>=50	>=90	90-94
2013-2014	72	80-89	75	64	PS	75-79	85-89
2012-2013	71	80-89	81	60	PS	65-69	85-89
2011-2012	65	60-69	73	55	PS	50-59	80-84
2010-2011	63	70-79	71	53	PS		85-89

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Enrollment
• Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024	16,839	0.4
2022-2023	16,774	0.8
2021-2022	16,634	-2.5
2020-2021	17,054	-6.0
2019-2020	18,081	-5.4
2018-2019	19,051	-2.7
2017-2018	19,563	-3.8
2016-2017	20,309	-2.8
2015-2016	20,874	-2.7
2014-2015	21,435	0.7
2013-2014	21,286	-1.2
2012-2013	21,545	2.8
2011-2012	20,931	-0.4
2010-2011	21,021	-0.9
2009-2010	21,216	-1.8
2008-2009	21,598	-3.5
2007-2008	22,359	0.1
2006-2007	22,329	1.7
2005-2006	21,954	-1.6
2004-2005	22,296	-1.3
2003-2004	22,578	-0.7
2002-2003	22,734	2.0
2001-2002	22,276	-1.2
2000-2001	22,543	0.0
1999-2000	22,538	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2023-2024

RACE	Hartford Public Schools (%)	Connecticut K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.3	0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	5.0	5.2
Black	28.6	12.5
Hispanic	56.4	31.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.1	0.1
Two or More Races	2.9	4.7
White	6.5	46.2

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Teachers
• Administrators
• Other staff

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Hartford Public Schools had 1,253.05 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.44.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	69.00
Kindergarten:	60.50
Elementary:	684.35
Secondary:	439.20
Total:	1,253.05

Hartford Public Schools employed 133.00 district administrators and 141.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	133.00
District Administrative Support:	22.00
School Administrators:	141.00
School Administrative Support:	80.00

Other staff, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	427.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	164.10
Total Guidance Counselors:	37.70
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	11.90
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	25.80
Librarians/Media Specialists:	7.00
Library/Media Support:	1.00
Student Support Services:	289.70
Other Support Services:	958.50

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

Hartford Public Schools operates 41 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Betances Learning Lab Magnet School	411	PK-4
Betances Stem Magnet School	212	5-8
Breakthrough Magnet School North	318	PK-5
Breakthrough Magnet School South	322	PK-8
Bulkeley High School	592	9-12
Burns Latino Studies Academy	228	PK-5
Burr Middle School	307	6-8
Capital Preparatory Magnet School	533	PK-12
Classical Magnet School	472	6-12
Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy	643	PK-8
Environmental Sciences Magnet At Hooker School	567	PK-8
Expeditionary Learning Academy At Moylan School	379	PK-5
Global Communications Academy	437	KG-8
Great Path Academy At Mcc	303	9-12
Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy	934	6-12
Hartford Prekindergarten Magnet School: North Campus	119	PK-PK
Hartford Prekindergarten Magnet School: South Campus	117	PK-PK
Hartford Public High School	721	9-12
Kennelly School	650	PK-8
Kinsella Magnet School Of Performing Arts: High School Campu	118	9-12
Kinsella Magnet School Of Performing Arts: Pk-8 Campus	436	PK-8
Mcdonough Middle School	346	6-8
M. D. Fox School	531	PK-5
Milner Middle School	278	6-8
M. L. King Jr. Middle School	187	6-8
Montessori Magnet At Batchelder School	366	PK-6
Montessori Magnet At Fisher School	353	PK-8
Naylor/Ccsu Leadership Academy	370	PK-5
Parkville Community School	375	PK-5
Pathways Academy Of Technology And Design	390	9-12
Rawson School	209	PK-5
Renzulli Gifted And Talented Academy	116	4-8
Sanchez School	332	PK-5
Sand School	273	PK-5
Sport And Medical Sciences Academy	450	6-12
Stem Magnet At Annie Fisher School	373	KG-8
University High School Of Science And Engineering	400	9-12
Weaver High School	690	9-12
Webster Micro Society Magnet School	631	PK-8
West Middle School	306	PK-5
Wish Museum School	299	PK-5

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