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Putnam 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 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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


Putnam School District details

Putnam School District
152 Woodstock Avenue
Putnam, CT 06260

1,126 Students enrolled in District

3 Schools in District

12 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Putnam School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Connecticut

2

(10 is best)

Better than 15.4% of all CT school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Better than 20.8% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
33%
44%
38%
50%
28%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Putnam Elementary School
33 Wicker St.
Putnam, CT, 06260
PK-04
Putnam High School
152 Woodstock Ave.
Putnam, CT, 06260
09-12
Putnam Middle School
35 Wicker St.
Putnam, CT, 06260
05-08

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 79.7% 50.9%
Black 2.0% 13.1%
Hispanic 16.7% 30.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.5% 5.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 50.5% 38.9%
Free lunch eligible 42.3% 33.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.2% 5.9%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,862 $12,534,748 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,771 $2,043,734 7.9%
Staff $695 $802,030 3.1%
General Administration $731 $843,574 3.3%
School Administration $1,580 $1,823,320 7.1%
Operation $1,769 $2,041,426 7.9%
Transportation $864 $997,056 3.9%
Other $662 $763,948 3.0%
Total Support $8,073 $9,316,242 36.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,424 $3,951,296 15.3%
Total Expenditures $22,359 $25,802,286 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,350 $6,289,354,313 52.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,560 $794,341,979 6.6%
Staff $747 $380,454,324 3.2%
General Administration $508 $258,766,138 2.1%
School Administration $1,202 $612,149,367 5.1%
Operation $1,796 $914,758,126 7.6%
Transportation $999 $508,915,593 4.2%
Other $727 $370,110,736 3.1%
Total Support $7,539 $3,839,485,142 31.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,782 $1,926,117,044 16.0%
Total Expenditures $23,671 $12,055,038,964 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%