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Seymour Public Schools, Connecticut

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Seymour Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 9
Students: 2,101 (2023-2024)
Schools: 4 (2023-2024)
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Seymour Public Schools is a school district in Connecticut (New Haven and Naugatuck Valley counties). During the 2024 school year, 2,101 students attended one of the district's four schools.

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

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School board

Seymour 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
Stephan Behuniak
Kristen Bruno
Christopher Champagne
James Garofolo
Kristen Harmeling
Jay Hatfield
Pete Kubik
Lori Nespoli
Ed Strumello

Elections

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School board meetings

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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: $3,996,000 $1,942 8%
Local: $25,067,000 $12,180 53%
State: $18,587,000 $9,032 39%
Total: $47,650,000 $23,154
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $47,172,000 $22,921
Total Current Expenditures: $43,932,000 $21,346
Instructional Expenditures: $25,423,000 $12,353 54%
Student and Staff Support: $4,141,000 $2,012 9%
Administration: $6,519,000 $3,167 14%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $7,849,000 $3,813 17%
Total Capital Outlay: $262,000 $127
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $172,000 $83
Interest on Debt: $415,000 $201


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 34 50-59 11-19 15-19 PS <=20 39
2018-2019 47 80-89 20-29 30-34 PS 21-39 51
2017-2018 48 70-79 20-29 30-34 PS 40-59 52
2016-2017 47 70-79 20-29 35-39 PS 40-59 49
2015-2016 47 70-79 11-19 30-34 PS 60-79 49
2014-2015 41 60-69 11-19 25-29 PS <50 43
2013-2014 <50 PS PS <50
2012-2013 86 >=90 60-69 75-79 PS PS 88
2011-2012 87 >=90 70-79 80-84 PS PS 89
2010-2011 87 >=90 70-79 75-79 PS 89

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 50 60-69 30-34 35-39 PS 21-39 54
2018-2019 55 70-79 30-39 40-44 PS 21-39 60
2017-2018 55 70-79 40-49 40-44 PS 40-59 57
2016-2017 58 70-79 30-39 50-54 PS 40-59 60
2015-2016 56 60-69 30-39 40-44 PS 60-79 59
2014-2015 56 70-79 30-39 40-44 PS <50 58
2013-2014 <50 PS PS <50
2012-2013 77 80-89 50-59 65-69 PS PS 79
2011-2012 80 80-89 60-69 65-69 PS PS 81
2010-2011 79 70-79 70-79 70-74 PS 80

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 90-94 >=50 >=50 60-79 PS >=95
2018-2019 85-89 >=50 >=50 >=80 PS 90-94
2017-2018 90-94 PS PS >=80 PS PS >=95
2016-2017 >=95 >=50 >=50 >=80 90-94
2015-2016 >=95 >=50 >=50 >=50 >=95
2014-2015 85-89 PS >=50 60-79 90-94
2013-2014 85-89 PS >=50 >=50 85-89
2012-2013 85-89 >=50 PS 60-79 85-89
2011-2012 85-89 PS PS >=50 85-89
2010-2011 80-84 >=50 >=50 >=50 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.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 2,101 -1.5
2022-2023 2,133 3.5
2021-2022 2,058 -1.7
2020-2021 2,093 -3.2
2019-2020 2,160 -0.2
2018-2019 2,164 -0.1
2017-2018 2,167 0.8
2016-2017 2,149 -2.6
2015-2016 2,204 -3.2
2014-2015 2,274 -1.0
2013-2014 2,296 0.4
2012-2013 2,286 -0.4
2011-2012 2,295 -5.1
2010-2011 2,413 -0.6
2009-2010 2,428 -5.8
2008-2009 2,569 -1.3
2007-2008 2,603 -5.3
2006-2007 2,740 1.9
2005-2006 2,689 0.9
2004-2005 2,664 -2.6
2003-2004 2,733 -4.5
2002-2003 2,855 -0.7
2001-2002 2,874 0.0
2000-2001 2,873 2.5
1999-2000 2,802 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Seymour Public Schools (%) Connecticut K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 3.6 5.2
Black 7.7 12.5
Hispanic 23.3 31.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 2.1 4.7
White 63.3 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, Seymour Public Schools had 155.60 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.5.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 2.00
Kindergarten: 5.20
Elementary: 95.80
Secondary: 52.60
Total: 155.60

Seymour Public Schools employed 5.00 district administrators and 10.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 5.00
District Administrative Support: 4.00
School Administrators: 10.00
School Administrative Support: 10.50
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 56.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 7.50
Total Guidance Counselors: 10.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 5.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 5.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 2.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 9.80
Other Support Services: 71.60


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]

Seymour Public Schools operates four schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Bungay School480PK-5
Chatfield-Lopresti School536KG-5
Seymour High School5989-12
Seymour Middle School4726-8

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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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