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Branford, CT
Public School Ratings




Branford Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Branford School District details

Branford School District
185 Damascus Road
Branford, CT 06405

2,651 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

10 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Branford School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Connecticut

5

(10 is best)

Better than 49.5% of all CT school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Better than 77.3% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
52%
45%
55%
48%
48%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Branford High School
185 East Main St.
Branford, CT, 06405
09-12
Francis Walsh Intermediate School
185 Damascus Rd.
Branford, CT, 06405
05-08
John B. Sliney School
23 Eades St.
Branford, CT, 06405
PK-04
Mary R. Tisko School
118 Damascus Rd.
Branford, CT, 06405
PK-04
Mary T. Murphy School
14 Brushy Plain Rd.
Branford, CT, 06405
PK-04

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 72.1% 49.8%
Black 4.2% 13.1%
Hispanic 16.7% 31.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 6.8% 5.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 38.1% 40.5%
Free lunch eligible 28.8% 34.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 9.3% 5.8%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,582 $36,007,000 40.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,084 $5,525,000 6.3%
Staff $2,196 $5,821,000 6.6%
General Administration $766 $2,030,000 2.3%
School Administration $1,281 $3,395,000 3.9%
Operation $2,363 $6,265,000 7.1%
Transportation $891 $2,363,000 2.7%
Other $657 $1,742,000 2.0%
Total Support $10,238 $27,141,000 30.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $9,408 $24,941,000 28.3%
Total Expenditures $33,229 $88,089,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,725 $6,534,583,000 52.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,630 $836,790,000 6.7%
Staff $779 $400,100,000 3.2%
General Administration $505 $259,319,000 2.1%
School Administration $1,234 $633,707,000 5.1%
Operation $1,918 $985,042,000 7.9%
Transportation $969 $497,686,000 4.0%
Other $716 $367,425,000 2.9%
Total Support $7,751 $3,980,069,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,787 $1,944,552,000 15.6%
Total Expenditures $24,263 $12,459,204,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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