Bridgeport City Schools
Fairfield County, Connecticut

Displayed below are the facts and figures for the Bridgeport City Schools collected for the year 2012.

This school district oversees the following schools:

District Facts

Fall Enrollment 20,126 pupils
State Connecticut
County Fairfield County
Core-Based Statistical Area (CBSA) Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
Combined Statistical Area (CSA) New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA

Total Revenue

All amounts are expressed in thousands of dollars.
Total Elementary-Secondary Revenue $358,388
Total Revenue from Federal Sources $47,148
Compensatory (Title I) $12,222
Children with disabilities $5,076
Child Nutrition Act $13,783
All other federal aid $16,067
Total Revenue from State Sources $259,387
General formula assistance $141,154
Special education programs $26,491
Transportation programs $1,418
All other state revenue $90,324
Total Revenue from Local Sources $51,853
All taxes $0
Property taxes $0
Parent government contributions $48,824
Revenue from cities and counties $0
Revenue from other school systems $1,665
Charges $419
Other local revenues $945

Total Expenditure

All amounts are expressed in thousands of dollars.
Total Elementary-Secondary Expenditure $365,919
Total Current Spending $310,132
Total salaries and wages $156,447
Total employee benefit payments $85,205
Total Current Spending for Instruction $193,966
Salaries and wages for instruction $105,322
Employee benefits for instruction $58,039
Total Current Spending for Support Services $98,117
Pupil support $21,885
Instructional staff support $5,320
General administration $2,727
School administration $16,805
Other and nonspecified $51,380
Other Current Spending $18,049
Total Capital Outlay Expenditure $37,835
Payments to Other Governments $12,008
Interest on School System Indebtedness $5,944
Long-term debt outstanding at end of the fiscal year $93,075
Long-term debt issued during the fiscal year $0
Long-term debt retired during the fiscal year $5,986

Total Revenue (percent)

Total Elementary-Secondary Revenue 100.0%
Total Revenue from Federal Sources 13.2%
Compensatory (Title I) 3.4%
Total Revenue from State Sources 72.4%
General formula assistance 39.4%
Total Revenue from Local Sources 14.5%
Taxes and parent government contributions 13.6%
Revenue from other local governments 0.5%
Charges 0.1%

Total Spending (per pupil)

Total Elementary-Secondary Spending (per pupil) $14,845
Per-pupil salaries and wages $7,773
Per-pupil employee benefit payments $4,234
Per-pupil Current Spending for Instruction $9,196
Salaries and wages $5,233
Employee benefits $2,884
Per-pupil Current Spending for Support Services $5,233
Pupil support $1,087
Instructional staff support $264
General administration $135
School administration $835