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Putnam School District

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Putnam School District is located in northeast Connecticut. Putnam School District has 20.30 square miles of land area and 0.11 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Putnam School District population is 9,515. Putnam School District median household income is $46,418 in 2010-2014. Putnam School District median house value is $187,200 in 2010-2014. On average, Putnam School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (107 out of 121, bottom 12%) Elementary/Middle School: (148 out of 162, bottom 9%)* Rank: #152
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	4
Population	9,515 (2010-2014), rank #112
Population Growth	2.62% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	466.11/sq mi, rank #80
Median Household Income:	$46,418 at 2010-2014—-8.79% increase since 2005-2009, rank #158
Median House Price:	$187,200 at 2010-2014—-8.59% increase since 2005-2009, rank #155
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	20.30 sq mi, rank #122
Water Area:	0.11 sq mi (0.53%), rank #156
State:	Connecticut
County:	Windham County
City:	Thompson, Putnam
Zip:	06277, 06260
Area:	Willimantic, CT

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Putnam School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

126 Church St

Putnam CT, 06260, Windham County

Phone: 860-963-6900

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,248	1,263	1,258	1,293	1,230	1,246	1,308
English Language Learner Students:	27	30	26	37	39	29	33
Total Teachers:	105.19	107.68	104.59	100.79	101.79	107.00	90.40
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	2.40	1.40	1.00	2.00	2.00
Kindergarten:	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00
Elementary:	68.06	68.98	63.06	60.60	64.00	67.80	53.00
Secondary:	28.48	29.66	30.48	30.99	28.99	29.40	28.40
Ungraded:	3.65	4.04	3.65	2.80	2.80	2.80	2.00
Total Other Staff:	137.30	136.31	131.16	124.58	126.99	118.60	125.10
Instructional Aides:	56.35	58.98	55.42	47.92	50.46	49.00	48.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	8.45	8.45	8.45	6.25	5.40	4.90	4.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	2.55	2.55	2.55	1.75	2.60	2.60	2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.85	0.85	0.85	0.90	0.90	0.90	1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	1.70	1.70	1.70	0.85	1.70	1.70	1.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
Library/Media Support:	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
District Administrators:	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	3.00	2.90
District Administrative Support:	2.00	8.00	8.00	8.00	8.00	9.00	9.00
School Administrators:	5.00	4.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	0.00	9.00
School Administrative Support:	8.00	2.00	1.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.40
Student Support Services:	6.75	5.75	5.75	7.75	7.75	6.00	6.00
Other Support Services:	36.20	34.58	32.99	33.91	33.78	36.10	35.80
Student-Teacher Ratio:	11.86	11.73	12.03	12.83	12.08	11.64	14.47

Schools

Helping Hands	Grade 12 to Grade 12	32 Newport Ave, Putnam CT 06260
Putnam Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	33 Wicker St, Putnam CT 06260
Putnam High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	152 Woodstock Ave, Putnam CT 06260
Putnam Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	35 Wicker St, Putnam CT 06260

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
CAPT Test
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	73.1%	77.2%
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	78.9%	79.7%
2009	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	72.5%	78.4%
2010	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	69.2%	78.8%
2011	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	61.4%	80.3%
2012	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	51.6%	78.8%
2013	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	78.0%	78.6%
2007	Reading Across the Disciplines	10th Grade	% met std	72%	79.7%
2008	Reading Across the Disciplines	10th Grade	% met std	70.3%	82.7%
2009	Reading Across the Disciplines	10th Grade	% met std	61.6%	81.8%
2010	Reading Across the Disciplines	10th Grade	% met std	70.8%	82.9%
2011	Reading Across the Disciplines	10th Grade	% met std	73.2%	81.9%
2012	Reading Across the Disciplines	10th Grade	% met std	59.7%	80.9%
2013	Reading Across the Disciplines	10th Grade	% met std	86.4%	81.0%
2007	Science	10th Grade	% met std	85.9%	81.4%
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	77%	80.5%
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	72.9%	78.4%
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	75.7%	81.5%
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	79.3%	81.7%
2012	Science	10th Grade	% met std	66.1%	80.2%
2013	Science	10th Grade	% met std	89.2%	81.7%
2007	Writing Across the Disciplines	10th Grade	% met std	68.5%	82.2%
2008	Writing Across the Disciplines	10th Grade	% met std	82%	88.2%
2009	Writing Across the Disciplines	10th Grade	% met std	65.7%	86.5%
2010	Writing Across the Disciplines	10th Grade	% met std	73.9%	86.2%
2011	Writing Across the Disciplines	10th Grade	% met std	83.3%	88.6%
2012	Writing Across the Disciplines	10th Grade	% met std	76.5%	88.8%
2013	Writing Across the Disciplines	10th Grade	% met std	84.1%	88.9%
CMT Test
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	78.8%	78.3%
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	84.3%	80.1%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	80.5%	80.7%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	71.7%	82.8%
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	71.9%	83.6%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	80.5%	84.3%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	85.8%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	81.3%	82.7%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	56.6%	69.2%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	69.9%	69.3%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	51.7%	68.4%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	45.5%	71.1%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	59.6%	72.3%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	55.8%	74%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	69.7%	74.5%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	68.2%	72.4%
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	72.2%	81.7%
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	71.1%	82.4%
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	64%	82.9%
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	65.7%	83.2%
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	60.4%	80.3%
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	72.4%	81.1%
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	76.8%	83.2%
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	75.5%	80.4%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	86.3%	80.3%
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	75.6%	80.9%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	85.2%	81.5%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	82.5%	84.6%
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	62.6%	85.2%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	76%	85.2%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	77.8%	85.8%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	84.3%	83.8%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	57.5%	71.8%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	54.1%	70.6%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	67%	69.7%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	62%	74.4%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	47.2%	72.9%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	59.6%	74.7%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	71.9%	78.3%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	76.4%	77.6%
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	65%	84.2%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	59.5%	84.1%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	79.5%	84.8%
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	67.5%	85%
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	66.7%	86.5%
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	71.9%	85.4%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	68.5%	83.7%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	77.1%	83.5%
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	83.5%	80.8%
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	74.7%	82.5%
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	82.1%	83.1%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	85.1%	85.9%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	79.7%	87.8%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	77.2%	87.6%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	79.6%	85.7%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	72.5%	84.4%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	58.8%	72.8%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	55.2%	73.4%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	67.9%	74%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	70.1%	77.7%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	59.5%	75.4%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	47.9%	75.1%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	69.8%	79.7%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	60.5%	79.1%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	85.9%	81.1%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	88.6%	82.9%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	89.2%	82.5%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	74.2%	82.4%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	73.3%	82.4%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	77.6%	81.7%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	79%	85.3%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	63.2%	85.7%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	71.8%	85.7%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	80.7%	86.5%
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	76.3%	87.3%
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	79.8%	88%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	81.4%	88.5%
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	78.8%	87.7%
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	87.3%	79.8%
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	92.8%	82.7%
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	80.2%	84.3%
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	88.8%	86.8%
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	93.2%	88.2%
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	78.8%	88.5%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	75.3%	87.2%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	77.3%	85.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	77.2%	75.4%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	71.8%	75.7%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	64%	77.6%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	68.8%	80.3%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	81.6%	85.5%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	78.6%	86.5%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	73.8%	84.8%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	78.4%	84.5%
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	80%	82.7%
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	75.7%	83.8%
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	58.1%	82.9%
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	55.4%	83.1%
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	71.4%	85.5%
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	70%	86.1%
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	76.6%	84.9%
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	70.5%	84.3%
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	74.7%	77.8%
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	82.7%	80.2%
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	81.3%	82.6%
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	76.5%	85.7%
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	86.8%	87.4%
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	90.5%	87.2%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	70.3%	86.7%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	82.1%	84.9%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	71.1%	76.4%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	74.1%	75.5%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	65.4%	79.7%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	59.3%	83.4%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	85.3%	85.3%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	84.5%	85.7%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	90%	87.4%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	86.7%	87.0%
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	72%	80.9%
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	82.7%	81.1%
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	56.7%	80.1%
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	52.4%	80.9%
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	73.2%	79.7%
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	75%	79.8%
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	78.4%	83.9%
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	76.6%	83.2%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	74.5%	78.9%
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	81%	80.8%
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	82.7%	81.2%
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	82.1%	84.5%
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	69.3%	86.6%
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	83.8%	86%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	87.9%	87.1%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	70.9%	86.1%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	75.5%	76.6%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	68.2%	76.4%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	72.3%	77%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	68.1%	80.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	61.3%	82.6%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	73.2%	83.4%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	83.3%	86.2%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	87.1%	85.7%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	71.1%	75.2%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	68.7%	76.6%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	61.5%	76%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	63.9%	75.9%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	78.3%	77.1%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	65.9%	76.5%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	68.9%	81.9%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	69.4%	82.5%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	79.5%	82.7%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	64.3%	83.7%
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	52.6%	80.6%
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	63%	81.6%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	85.9%	86.2%
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	73.3%	85.7%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$21,422,000	$17,029		$20,520,000	$15,870		$21,694,000	$17,637
Federal:	$1,791,000	$1,424	8.4%	$2,840,000	$2,196	13.8%	$2,863,000	$2,328	13.2%
State:	$11,819,000	$9,395	55.2%	$9,488,000	$7,338	46.2%	$10,175,000	$8,272	46.9%
Local:	$7,812,000	$6,210	36.5%	$8,192,000	$6,336	39.9%	$8,656,000	$7,037	39.9%
Total Expenditures:	$21,956,000	$17,453		$20,955,000	$16,206		$22,024,000	$17,906
Total Current Expenditures:	$20,792,000	$16,528		$19,888,000	$15,381		$19,745,000	$16,053
Instructional Expenditures:	$12,065,000	$9,591	58.0%	$12,170,000	$9,412	61.2%	$11,718,000	$9,527	59.3%
Student and Staff Support:	$2,648,000	$2,105	12.7%	$2,139,000	$1,654	10.8%	$2,041,000	$1,659	10.3%
Administration:	$2,324,000	$1,847	11.2%	$1,969,000	$1,523	9.9%	$1,925,000	$1,565	9.7%
Operations, Food, Other:	$3,755,000	$2,985	18.1%	$3,610,000	$2,792	18.2%	$4,061,000	$3,302	20.6%
Total Capital Outlay:	$218,000	$173		$164,000	$127		$1,134,000	$922
Construction:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$1,102,000	$896
Total Other:	$113,000	$90		$113,000	$87		$113,000	$92
Interest on Debt:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$4,000	$3

Total Salary:	$11,963,000	$9,510		$11,941,000	$9,235		$11,610,000	$9,439
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$7,679,000	$6,104	64.2%	$8,210,000	$6,350	68.8%	$7,956,000	$6,468	68.5%
Other Salary:	$4,284,000	$3,405	35.8%	$3,731,000	$2,886	31.2%	$3,654,000	$2,971	31.5%
Total Benefit:	$5,083,000	$4,041		$4,603,000	$3,560		$4,619,000	$3,755
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$3,085,000	$2,452	60.7%	$2,974,000	$2,300	64.6%	$3,041,000	$2,472	65.8%
Other Benefit:	$1,998,000	$1,588	39.3%	$1,629,000	$1,260	35.4%	$1,578,000	$1,283	34.2%

* Putnam School District was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.