Andover Elementary School

Reports on AES operations, programs, and finance.


Andover Elementary · Peer comparison

Andover's Per-Pupil Spending in Context

How Andover Elementary School's per-pupil spending compares to the 44 other Connecticut public school districts that share its structural profile: small-town, elementary-only districts (K–6 or K–8, enrollment under 2,000) that send middle- and high-school students to a regional district or by tuition contract. Built from the Connecticut State Department of Education's EdSight Per Pupil Expenditures report for school year 2024–25. Finds AES at the bottom of the rankings on essentially every measure of administrative spending.

Andover Elementary · Financial analysis

AES Preschool — Financial Analysis

Revenue, cost, and net-position figures for the Andover Elementary School preschool program: FY 2024–25 actuals from the audited financial filings, and FY 2025–26 anticipated figures from the Board of Education's monthly packets. Methodology and known data gaps are described inline.

Andover Elementary · Student & staff privacy

When Small Numbers Become Names

Why the disputed preschool staff-benefit figure cannot be released — and why that refusal is the law rather than a stonewall. Walks through how small-cell aggregation can re-identify individuals, which privacy law applies on the student side (FERPA) and the staff side (Connecticut FOIA), and what each does and does not permit.

Andover Elementary · Compensation analysis

Superintendent Pay in Context

Where Andover's superintendent pay sits among Connecticut's elementary-only school districts. We analyze the superintendent contracts from all preK/K through 6/8 districts in the state, to determine how Dr. Bruneau's compensation compares to her peers.