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Essex School District is located in southeast Connecticut. Essex School District has 10.40 square miles of land area and 1.45 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Essex School District population is 6,643. Essex School District median household income is $88,550 in 2010-2014. Essex School District median house value is $379,800 in 2010-2014. On average, Essex School District is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(34 out of 162, top 21%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 6
Number of Schools:	1
Population	6,643 (2010-2014), rank #127
Population Growth	-1.77% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	560.32/sq mi, rank #69
Median Household Income:	$88,550 at 2010-2014—0.99% increase since 2005-2009, rank #54
Median House Price:	$379,800 at 2010-2014—-11.51% increase since 2005-2009, rank #30
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	10.40 sq mi, rank #161
Water Area:	1.45 sq mi (12.26%), rank #46
State:	Connecticut
County:	Middlesex County
City:	Essex, Ivoryton, Centerbrook, Essex Village
Zip:	06426, 06442, 06409
Area:	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT

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Essex School District Map and Nearby Locations

1 Winthrop Rd

Deep River CT, 06417, Middlesex County

Phone: 860-526-2417

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	508	528	558	593	593	594	549
English Language Learner Students:	3	3	4	8	7	7	2
Total Teachers:	48.24	0.00	51.82	48.82	50.42	49.60	41.00
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	NA
Kindergarten:	2.67	0.00	2.00	2.00	2.50	2.50	2.50
Elementary:	42.45	0.00	46.90	43.90	46.00	45.30	36.70
Secondary:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.02	0.02	NA	NA
Ungraded:	3.12	0.00	2.92	2.90	1.90	1.80	1.80
Total Other Staff:	48.49	42.25	47.40	44.80	42.50	42.30	36.20
Instructional Aides:	28.89	29.45	28.10	25.20	23.50	24.40	14.50
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	2.25	0.00	2.45	2.45	2.55	3.30	3.30
Total Guidance Counselors:	0.75	0.00	0.75	0.75	0.70	0.70	0.80
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.75	0.00	0.75	0.75	0.70	0.70	0.80
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	NA
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	1.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Library/Media Support:	0.50	0.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	1.00
District Administrators:	0.80	0.00	0.80	0.80	0.40	NA	0.80
District Administrative Support:	0.00	2.85	2.85	2.70	2.70	2.70	2.60
School Administrators:	2.00	0.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	0.00	2.00
School Administrative Support:	2.85	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	NA
Student Support Services:	1.35	1.35	1.35	1.40	1.30	1.00	1.00
Other Support Services:	8.10	8.10	8.10	8.50	8.35	8.20	9.20
Student-Teacher Ratio:	10.53	NA	10.77	12.15	11.76	11.98	13.39

Schools

Essex Elementary School

Prekindergarten to Grade 6

108 Main St, Centerbrook CT 06409

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
CMT Test
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	80.2%	78.3%
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	90.8%	80.1%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	93.7%	80.7%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	97.9%	82.8%
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	97.1%	83.6%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	84.3%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	85.8%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	91.7%	82.7%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	69.2%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90.8%	69.3%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82.1%	68.4%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	94.7%	71.1%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	91.4%	72.3%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84.9%	74%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86.8%	74.5%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90.5%	72.4%
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	91.2%	81.7%
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	90.8%	82.4%
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	93.6%	82.9%
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	94.8%	83.2%
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	95.8%	80.3%
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	90.4%	81.1%
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	88.5%	83.2%
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	90.5%	80.4%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	80.3%	80.3%
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	96.6%	80.9%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	97.1%	81.5%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	90.1%	84.6%
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	96.7%	85.2%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	88.7%	85.2%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	91.9%	85.8%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	90.0%	83.8%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	83.1%	71.8%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	85.4%	70.6%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	85.3%	69.7%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	84%	74.4%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	94.5%	72.9%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	90.1%	74.7%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	85.1%	78.3%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	89.9%	77.6%
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	87.1%	84.2%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	88.8%	84.1%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	94.1%	84.8%
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	95.1%	85%
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	95.7%	86.5%
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	95.8%	85.4%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	90.5%	83.7%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	90.1%	83.5%
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	94.1%	80.8%
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	95.7%	82.5%
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	93.3%	83.1%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	95.5%	85.9%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	95.2%	87.8%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	98.9%	87.6%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	95.9%	85.7%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	87.7%	84.4%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91.8%	72.8%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	90%	73.4%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91.1%	74%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	93.8%	77.7%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	85.7%	75.4%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	92.5%	75.1%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	93.2%	79.7%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	93.2%	79.1%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	93.3%	81.1%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	92.5%	82.9%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	97.6%	82.5%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	94.7%	82.4%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	94.7%	82.4%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	91.7%	81.7%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	96.4%	85.3%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	94.3%	85.7%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	95.6%	85.7%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	92.5%	86.5%
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	92.9%	87.3%
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	96.8%	88%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	94.7%	88.5%
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	97.3%	87.7%
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	95.7%	79.8%
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	97.5%	82.7%
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	97.2%	84.3%
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	96.6%	86.8%
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	97%	88.2%
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	96.4%	88.5%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	97.8%	87.2%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	98.6%	85.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	94.2%	75.4%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	90.1%	75.7%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	91.5%	77.6%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	94.3%	80.3%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	93.9%	85.5%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	94%	86.5%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	97.8%	84.8%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	94.6%	84.5%
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	94.2%	82.7%
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	91.4%	83.8%
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	94.4%	82.9%
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	96.7%	83.1%
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	95.5%	85.5%
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	95.2%	86.1%
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	95.8%	84.9%
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	95.9%	84.3%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$9,503,000	$17,030		$9,094,000	$15,336		$8,787,000	$14,818
Federal:	$117,000	$210	1.2%	$140,000	$236	1.5%	$127,000	$214	1.4%
State:	$1,281,000	$2,296	13.5%	$1,032,000	$1,740	11.3%	$1,087,000	$1,833	12.4%
Local:	$8,105,000	$14,525	85.3%	$7,922,000	$13,359	87.1%	$7,573,000	$12,771	86.2%
Total Expenditures:	$9,032,000	$16,186		$8,623,000	$14,541		$8,540,000	$14,401
Total Current Expenditures:	$8,520,000	$15,269		$8,099,000	$13,658		$7,984,000	$13,464
Instructional Expenditures:	$5,097,000	$9,134	59.8%	$4,978,000	$8,395	61.5%	$5,069,000	$8,548	63.5%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,189,000	$2,131	14.0%	$1,023,000	$1,725	12.6%	$881,000	$1,486	11.0%
Administration:	$1,075,000	$1,927	12.6%	$1,033,000	$1,742	12.8%	$1,000,000	$1,686	12.5%
Operations, Food, Other:	$1,159,000	$2,077	13.6%	$1,065,000	$1,796	13.1%	$1,034,000	$1,744	13.0%
Total Capital Outlay:	$32,000	$57		$27,000	$46		$60,000	$101
Construction:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$43,000	$73
Total Other:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$431,000	$772		$450,000	$759		$440,000	$742

Total Salary:	$4,768,000	$8,545		$4,734,000	$7,983		$4,755,000	$8,019
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$3,230,000	$5,789	67.7%	$3,293,000	$5,553	69.6%	$3,407,000	$5,745	71.7%
Other Salary:	$1,538,000	$2,756	32.3%	$1,441,000	$2,430	30.4%	$1,348,000	$2,273	28.3%
Total Benefit:	$2,357,000	$4,224		$2,040,000	$3,440		$1,949,000	$3,287
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$1,596,000	$2,860	67.7%	$1,418,000	$2,391	69.5%	$1,395,000	$2,352	71.6%
Other Benefit:	$761,000	$1,364	32.3%	$622,000	$1,049	30.5%	$554,000	$934	28.4%

* Essex School District was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.