| Newtown Public Schools | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| United States | |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | Pre-kindergarten to 12[1] |
| Superintendent | Dr. Lorrie Rodrigue[2] |
| Schools | 9[1] |
| Budget | $92,130,000 (2012-2013 school year)[1] |
| NCES District ID | 0902910[1] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 5,298[1] |
| Teachers | 380.33 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
| Student–teacher ratio | 14.63[1] |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
Newtown Public Schools is a school district in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of 2013[update] it contained seven schools, with a total enrollment of 5298,[3] an increase of 1663 since 1994.[4] It comprises 2.64% of Fairfield County (0.53% of the state).[4] Teachers in the school district are paid more than average for the area, which has in the past led to complaints from neighboring districts of staff being poached from them.[5]
In 2012, the district's Sandy Hook Elementary School became the scene of the second deadliest school shooting in U.S history when Adam Lanza shot and killed 26 people, 20 of which were children six and seven years old.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Newtown School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
- ^ "Newtown Public School District". newtown.schooldesk.net. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ^ SM 2012b.
- ^ a b MD 1994, p. C—42.
- ^ Sperling & Sander 2006, p. 298.