Farmington Ranks Eighth For Best Places To Teach

FARMINGTON, CT — A national educational ranking outfit has weighed in recently on what school districts in Connecticut are best to teach at, with Farmington schools coming up eighth-best in Connecticut.

The rankings of Niche.com, which is based in Pittsburgh, Pa., include more than just teacher salaries, but generally schools in the higher rankings tend to pay more.

For example, in Connecticut, the average salary of Greenwich Public Schools for teachers is $152,915, tops in the state, according to Niche.

It's no surprise that Greenwich is tops in Connecticut when it comes to places to teach, according to Niche.

As for Farmington, teachers in town make an average of $84,949 a year as Farmington ranks eighth in Connecticut.

Ranking factors include teacher salaries, teacher tenure, teacher absenteeism, student-teacher ratio, as well as the district's Niche grades for overall, administration, safety and resources.

Read more on how this ranking was calculated, where Niche Grades come from and how Niche calculates rankings at this link.

For Farmington's Niche ranking, click on this link.

From Oct. 6: 'From Oct. 6: 'CT Teacher Salaries: Niche's Best Connecticut Districts To Teach In'