Financial Dashboard
The purpose of this dashboard is to provide a public summary information regarding district financial information.
Approved Budget 2024-2025
Bethel Public Schools Board of Education Budget
2024-2025
The Bethel Board of Education budget for the 2024-2025 school year was approved through a referendum vote on April 23, 2024.
Reflects Board of Selectmen reductions.
BOE Budget Proposal 24-25.pdfGrants
Entitlement & Competitive Grants
The linked revenue and grants summary includes both entitlement grants and competitive grants received by the district. Entitlement grants are received annually. Funds can only be allocated for specific purposes and by federal law, they can not be used to supplant the operating budget.
2025-2026 Budget Process
Budget Workshops/Presentations/Deliberations/Town Dates
Thursday, December 19, 2024: BOE Meeting - Superintendent's Budget Presentation - Part 1
Budget Workshops - Pending Board Approval
Thursday, January 16, 2025: BOE Meeting - Superintendent's Budget Presentation - Part 2
Tuesday, January 21, 2025: BOE Meeting - Budget Workshop (Schools, Athletics)
Thursday, January 23, 2025: BOE Meeting - Budget Workshop (IT, Curriculum, Special Ed.)
Tuesday, January 28, 2025: BOE Meeting - Budget Workshop (Facilities)
Thursday, January 30, 2025: BOE Meeting - Budget Workshop /Approval
Tuesday, February 4, 2025: BOE Meeting - Budget Workshop (Alt. Date if Needed)
Thursday, February 6, 2025: BOE Meeting - Budget Workshop (Alt. Date if Needed)
DATE TBD: BOE Budget Presentation to the Board of Finance/Board of Selectmen
DATE TBD - Public Hearing
DATE TBD - Annual Town Meeting
DATE TBD - Town Referendum
Proposed Superintendent's Budget 2025-2026
Community Budget Update & Superintendent's Budget Presentation 2025-2026
Budget Workshops Q & A
Previous Budget Processes & Documentation
Per Pupil Expeditures by District & School - State Calculation
Bethel Public Schools 4 Year Spending Trend
Per pupil expenditures are calculated by the State of Connecticut based on the annual State EFS report. This per pupil expenditure includes local appropriations, in kind services and any grant funds provided to the district. The per pupil expenditure is adjusted based on enrollment and a year behind in calculation. Please note, when comparing schools, there can be some differences based on specialized programs that are housed in certain buildings, longevity of staff, etc. In addition, the BHS budget also includes athletics. The most interactive website to view per pupil expenditures is at the following link through the School and State Finance Project.
Please note that the increase in per pupil expenditures at the state and local levels for 2020-2022 reflects state and federal grant funding due to the Covid-19 pandemic. We anticipate per pupil spending reducing again when the grant funding is no longer available.
The 2023-2024 per pupil expenditure has not yet been updated on EdSight.
State Per Pupil Expenditures by District Reference Group and Region
District Reference Groups
District Reference Groups (DRGs) is a classification system in which districts that have public school students with similar socioeconomic status (SES) and need are grouped together. Grouping like districts together is useful in order to make legitimate comparisons among districts. The charts show district per-pupil expenditures (PPE) in comparison to accountability scores.
Regional Spending
Regional spending data compares public school spending between communities that surround Bethel. The charts show regional accountability scores alongside regional per-pupil expenditures (PPE).
Historical Budget Information - Local Allocation Only
Quarterly & Year-to-Date Spending
Other Funding Sources
Unexpended Funds Account
The unexpended funds account was originally legislated in 2010 and revised in 2019. This allows districts to enter into agreement with municipalities to deposit up to 2% of the budget into a non-lapsing account to address emergencies and opportunities. Our agreement with the Board of Finance allows up to 1%. This table provides a summary of the fund established with the Bethel Board of Finance since 2014.