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Westport Public Schools, Connecticut

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Westport Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 5,333 (2023-2024)
Schools: 8 (2023-2024)
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Westport Public Schools is a school district in Connecticut (Fairfield and Western Connecticut counties). During the 2024 school year, 5,333 students attended one of the district's eight schools.

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

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School board

Westport 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
Kevin Christie
Jill Dillon
Lee Goldstein
Robert Harrington
Dorie Hordon
Neil Phillips
Abby Tolan

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: $3,396,000 $640 2%
Local: $128,047,000 $24,146 82%
State: $23,928,000 $4,512 15%
Total: $155,371,000 $29,299
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $156,927,000 $29,592
Total Current Expenditures: $149,326,000 $28,158
Instructional Expenditures: $93,136,000 $17,562 59%
Student and Staff Support: $17,460,000 $3,292 11%
Administration: $16,068,000 $3,029 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $22,662,000 $4,273 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $817,000 $154
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $21,000 $3
Interest on Debt: $1,676,000 $316


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 74 85-89 30-39 55-59 PS 80-84 75
2018-2019 82 90-94 30-39 65-69 PS 90-94 83
2017-2018 81 90-94 30-39 65-69 90-94 82
2016-2017 75 85-89 40-49 55-59 85-89 75
2015-2016 74 85-89 30-39 60-64 85-89 74
2014-2015 72 80-84 30-39 50-54 PS 80-84 73
2013-2014 97 >=95 80-89 90-94 PS >=95 97
2012-2013 97 >=95 80-89 85-89 PS >=80 98
2011-2012 97 >=95 70-79 90-94 PS >=80 98
2010-2011 97 >=95 80-89 85-89 PS >=50 97

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 82 90-94 50-59 60-64 PS 85-89 83
2018-2019 85 90-94 30-39 70-74 PS 90-94 85
2017-2018 85 90-94 40-49 75-79 90-94 85
2016-2017 83 85-89 50-59 70-74 85-89 83
2015-2016 83 90-94 50-59 70-74 90-94 84
2014-2015 85 90-94 50-59 65-69 PS 85-89 86
2013-2014 94 >=95 70-79 85-89 PS >=95 95
2012-2013 95 >=95 70-79 80-84 PS >=80 96
2011-2012 95 >=95 70-79 85-89 PS >=80 95
2010-2011 95 >=95 70-79 75-79 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 98 >=80 >=50 >=90 >=50 98
2018-2019 >=99 >=80 >=50 >=80 >=50 >=99
2017-2018 >=99 >=80 >=50 >=80 PS >=99
2016-2017 98 >=80 >=50 >=80 PS >=99
2015-2016 98 >=80 >=50 >=80 PS PS 98
2014-2015 >=99 >=80 >=50 >=80 PS PS >=99
2013-2014 98 >=80 >=50 >=80 PS PS 98
2012-2013 >=99 >=80 >=50 >=50 >=99
2011-2012 98 >=80 >=50 >=80 PS PS 98
2010-2011 97 >=80 >=50 PS 97


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 5,333 -1.0
2022-2023 5,387 1.6
2021-2022 5,303 -0.5
2020-2021 5,329 0.3
2019-2020 5,312 -3.7
2018-2019 5,509 -1.1
2017-2018 5,570 -0.5
2016-2017 5,600 -1.6
2015-2016 5,692 -1.0
2014-2015 5,750 -0.2
2013-2014 5,762 -0.6
2012-2013 5,797 1.0
2011-2012 5,737 -0.7
2010-2011 5,775 1.0
2009-2010 5,719 -0.8
2008-2009 5,765 1.7
2007-2008 5,668 1.7
2006-2007 5,572 2.3
2005-2006 5,445 3.0
2004-2005 5,280 1.1
2003-2004 5,223 1.9
2002-2003 5,123 2.3
2001-2002 5,007 3.9
2000-2001 4,811 3.4
1999-2000 4,646 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Westport Public Schools (%) Connecticut K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 6.5 5.2
Black 2.1 12.5
Hispanic 8.2 31.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 7.1 4.7
White 75.9 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, Westport Public Schools had 506.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 10.54.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 8.00
Kindergarten: 14.10
Elementary: 306.90
Secondary: 177.00
Total: 506.00

Westport Public Schools employed 22.50 district administrators and 27.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 22.50
District Administrative Support: 16.00
School Administrators: 27.00
School Administrative Support: 26.50
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 162.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 31.90
Total Guidance Counselors: 16.80
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 6.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 10.80
Librarians/Media Specialists: 11.00
Library/Media Support: 9.00
Student Support Services: 46.60
Other Support Services: 113.20


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]

Westport Public Schools operates eight schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Bedford Middle School7476-8
Coleytown Elementary School486KG-5
Coleytown Middle School4866-8
Green'S Farms School454KG-5
King'S Highway Elementary School463KG-5
Long Lots School562KG-5
Saugatuck Elementary School398KG-5
Staples High School1,6269-12

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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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