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Ridgefield Public Schools, Connecticut

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Ridgefield Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 9
Students: 4,474 (2023-2024)
Schools: 9 (2023-2024)
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Ridgefield Public Schools is a school district in Connecticut (Fairfield and Western Connecticut counties). During the 2024 school year, 4,474 students attended one of the district's nine schools.

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

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School board

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

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Sean McEvoy2027
Wyatt Lipman20232027
Christine More20232027
Jonathan Paradiso20232027
Selina Bell2025
Amy Casey2025
Thomas Colin2025
Tina Malhotra2025
Rachel Marino2025

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.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $3,202,000 $704 2%
Local: $108,060,000 $23,755 83%
State: $18,856,000 $4,145 14%
Total: $130,118,000 $28,604
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $125,658,000 $27,623
Total Current Expenditures: $116,501,000 $25,610
Instructional Expenditures: $71,252,000 $15,663 57%
Student and Staff Support: $14,134,000 $3,107 11%
Administration: $10,768,000 $2,367 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $20,347,000 $4,472 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $2,427,000 $533
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $22,000 $4
Interest on Debt: $449,000 $98


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."[2]

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 (%)
2020-2021 69 85-89 <50 55-59 PS 80-84 68
2018-2019 78 90-94 40-59 65-69 PS 80-84 78
2017-2018 73 85-89 40-59 65-69 PS 80-84 72
2016-2017 71 85-89 >=50 55-59 PS 80-84 70
2015-2016 72 85-89 >=50 60-64 PS 75-79 71
2014-2015 66 85-89 >=50 55-59 PS 70-79 65
2013-2014 <50 PS <50
2012-2013 97 >=95 >=80 90-94 PS >=90 97
2011-2012 98 >=95 >=80 >=95 >=80 98
2010-2011 98 >=95 >=50 90-94 PS >=50 98

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 (%)
2020-2021 79 85-89 >=50 70-74 PS 80-84 79
2018-2019 85 90-94 60-79 75-79 PS 85-89 85
2017-2018 82 90-94 60-79 70-74 PS 85-89 82
2016-2017 82 85-89 >=50 65-69 PS 80-84 82
2015-2016 84 85-89 >=50 75-79 PS 80-84 84
2014-2015 82 90-94 >=50 65-69 PS >=90 82
2013-2014 <50 PS <50
2012-2013 94 >=95 >=80 85-89 PS 80-89 95
2011-2012 96 >=95 >=80 85-89 >=80 96
2010-2011 94 90-94 >=50 80-84 PS >=50 95

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 (%)
2019-2020 97 >=90 PS 80-89 >=50 98
2018-2019 95 >=80 PS >=80 >=50 96
2017-2018 96 >=80 PS >=80 PS 96
2016-2017 96 >=80 PS >=80 PS 96
2015-2016 97 >=80 PS >=80 PS 97
2014-2015 96 >=80 PS >=80 PS 97
2013-2014 98 >=80 PS >=50 PS 98
2012-2013 96 >=50 PS >=80 PS 97
2011-2012 98 >=50 PS >=80 PS >=99
2010-2011 96 >=50 >=50 >=80 96


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 4,474 -2.1
2022-2023 4,568 0.4
2021-2022 4,549 0.5
2020-2021 4,526 -3.4
2019-2020 4,679 -3.4
2018-2019 4,838 -1.4
2017-2018 4,908 -1.2
2016-2017 4,969 -1.3
2015-2016 5,036 -2.3
2014-2015 5,154 -2.2
2013-2014 5,268 -0.2
2012-2013 5,277 -1.6
2011-2012 5,361 -1.1
2010-2011 5,421 -0.4
2009-2010 5,442 -1.8
2008-2009 5,538 0.2
2007-2008 5,527 -0.9
2006-2007 5,578 -0.6
2005-2006 5,609 0.9
2004-2005 5,560 1.3
2003-2004 5,485 2.3
2002-2003 5,360 5.1
2001-2002 5,088 3.2
2000-2001 4,923 2.5
1999-2000 4,801 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Ridgefield Public Schools (%) Connecticut K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 6.3 5.2
Black 0.8 12.5
Hispanic 9.3 31.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 4.5 4.7
White 78.8 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.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Ridgefield Public Schools had 371.49 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.04.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 4.00
Kindergarten: 9.00
Elementary: 219.70
Secondary: 138.79
Total: 371.49

Ridgefield Public Schools employed 16.98 district administrators and 19.50 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 16.98
District Administrative Support: 9.50
School Administrators: 19.50
School Administrative Support: 34.82
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 102.97
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 22.60
Total Guidance Counselors: 13.25
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 6.65
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 6.60
Librarians/Media Specialists: 7.00
Library/Media Support: 3.00
Student Support Services: 33.70
Other Support Services: 166.16


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Ridgefield Public Schools operates nine schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Barlow Mountain Elementary School377PK-5
Branchville Elementary School335PK-5
East Ridge Middle School4816-8
Farmingville Elementary School321PK-5
Ridgebury Elementary School351PK-5
Ridgefield High School1,4209-12
Scotland Elementary School333PK-5
Scotts Ridge Middle School5276-8
Veterans Park Elementary School241PK-5

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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