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West Hartford Public Schools, Connecticut

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West Hartford Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 9,261 (2023-2024)
Schools: 16 (2023-2024)
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West Hartford Public Schools is a school district in Connecticut (Capitol and Hartford counties). During the 2024 school year, 9,261 students attended one of the district's 16 schools.

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

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School board

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

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
LaToya Fernandez Yagaloff20232027
Jason Gagnon20232027
Shannon Marimón20232027
Ethan Goldman20212027
Gayle Harris20212025
Clare Neseralla20212025
Lorna Thomas-Farquharson20172025

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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: $12,872,000 $1,415 5%
Local: $166,440,000 $18,294 69%
State: $60,909,000 $6,695 25%
Total: $240,221,000 $26,404
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $234,369,000 $25,760
Total Current Expenditures: $216,202,000 $23,763
Instructional Expenditures: $130,356,000 $14,327 56%
Student and Staff Support: $27,336,000 $3,004 12%
Administration: $23,789,000 $2,614 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $34,721,000 $3,816 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $5,385,000 $591
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $325,000 $35
Interest on Debt: $1,281,000 $140


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 56 68 32 27 <50 55-59 66
2018-2019 62 72 39 36 <50 60-64 72
2017-2018 59 72 33 31 PS 60-64 70
2016-2017 60 70 32 32 PS 60-64 70
2015-2016 57 64 29 29 PS 60-64 68
2014-2015 54 61 24 26 <50 55-59 64
2013-2014 30-34 <50 40-59 <=20 PS 21-39
2012-2013 88 94 67 74 >=50 90-94 94
2011-2012 91 93 75 79 >=50 90-94 96
2010-2011 92 94 77 81 >=50 >=95 96

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 67 74 46 39 <50 75-79 78
2018-2019 72 79 53 47 >=50 70-74 81
2017-2018 70 78 50 43 PS 70-74 80
2016-2017 72 77 52 47 PS 70-74 81
2015-2016 72 75 49 48 PS 70-74 81
2014-2015 72 75 50 48 >=50 70-74 80
2013-2014 25-29 <50 21-39 21-39 PS 21-39
2012-2013 87 88 74 71 >=50 85-89 93
2011-2012 89 87 75 75 >=50 85-89 94
2010-2011 87 89 71 70 >=50 90-94 94

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 92 90-94 85-89 80-84 PS >=90 95
2018-2019 94 >=95 >=90 90-94 PS >=90 96
2017-2018 93 >=95 90-94 85-89 PS >=80 95
2016-2017 93 >=95 90-94 85-89 PS >=90 95
2015-2016 94 90-94 90-94 85-89 PS >=80 96
2014-2015 93 >=95 90-94 85-89 PS >=80 96
2013-2014 94 >=95 90-94 90-94 PS >=50 94
2012-2013 93 90-94 85-89 80-84 PS >=50 97
2011-2012 93 >=95 85-89 80-84 PS >=50 96
2010-2011 90 90-94 75-79 75-79 PS 95


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 9,261 0.3
2022-2023 9,231 1.4
2021-2022 9,098 -0.2
2020-2021 9,117 -3.5
2019-2020 9,437 -1.7
2018-2019 9,593 -0.9
2017-2018 9,678 -0.3
2016-2017 9,709 0.1
2015-2016 9,703 -0.4
2014-2015 9,745 -1.3
2013-2014 9,871 -1.6
2012-2013 10,030 -0.7
2011-2012 10,098 -1.2
2010-2011 10,222 0.3
2009-2010 10,189 1.0
2008-2009 10,084 0.9
2007-2008 9,990 -1.4
2006-2007 10,127 1.4
2005-2006 9,988 0.5
2004-2005 9,940 1.2
2003-2004 9,816 1.9
2002-2003 9,626 1.0
2001-2002 9,531 1.5
2000-2001 9,390 3.7
1999-2000 9,044 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE West Hartford Public Schools (%) Connecticut K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 10.4 5.2
Black 8.1 12.5
Hispanic 21.3 31.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.1
Two or More Races 6.1 4.7
White 53.6 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, West Hartford Public Schools had 754.26 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.28.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 23.00
Kindergarten: 35.00
Elementary: 449.91
Secondary: 246.35
Total: 754.26

West Hartford Public Schools employed 49.70 district administrators and 30.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 49.70
District Administrative Support: 23.00
School Administrators: 30.00
School Administrative Support: 61.80
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 385.60
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 58.15
Total Guidance Counselors: 30.80
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 15.80
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 15.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 16.00
Library/Media Support: 12.10
Student Support Services: 88.10
Other Support Services: 288.60


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]

West Hartford Public Schools operates 16 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Aiken School418PK-5
Braeburn School345KG-5
Bristow Middle School3126-8
Bugbee School365KG-5
Charter Oak International Academy518PK-5
Conard High School1,4029-12
Duffy School504KG-5
Hall High School1,3939-12
King Philip Middle School8016-8
Morley School286KG-5
Norfeldt School355KG-5
Sedgwick Middle School8766-8
Smith School345PK-5
Webster Hill School353PK-5
Whiting Lane School375PK-5
Wolcott School367KG-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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