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The fastest-declining public high schools by enrollment in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

13 public high schools in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut appear in this ranking of the fastest-declining public high schools by enrollment, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Newtown High School leads the list at -22.8%, against a median of -12.6% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
13
Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut
Best Enrollment change
-22.8%
Median Enrollment change
-12.6%
FASTEST DECLINING · WESTERN CONNECTICUT PLANNING REGION, CONNECTICUT
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
1Newtown High SchoolSandy Hook, CTNewtown School District1,6241,254-22.8%
2Joel Barlow High SchoolRedding, CTRegional School District 09893698-21.8%
3New Milford High SchoolNew Milford, CTNew Milford School District1,3531,150-15.0%
4Ridgefield High SchoolRidgefield, CTRidgefield School District1,6581,411-14.9%
5Weston High SchoolWeston, CTWeston School District808691-14.5%
6Staples High SchoolWestport, CTWestport School District1,8881,629-13.7%
7New Fairfield High SchoolNew Fairfield, CTNew Fairfield School District793693-12.6%
8Norwalk High SchoolNorwalk, CTNorwalk School District1,6821,494-11.2%
9Wilton High SchoolWilton, CTWilton School District1,3301,202-9.6%
10New Canaan High SchoolNew Canaan, CTNew Canaan School District1,3191,257-4.7%
11Brookfield High SchoolBrookfield, CTBrookfield School District862849-1.5%
12Greenwich High SchoolGreenwich, CTGreenwich School District2,6542,620-1.3%
13Center for Global StudiesNorwalk, CTNorwalk School District284283-0.4%
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