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The public high schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in Connecticut

188 public high schools in Connecticut appear in this ranking of the public high schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the most students per teacher, a proxy for larger classes. Weaver High School leads the list at 20.9:1, against a median of 11.5:1 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

188

Connecticut

Top Students/teacher

20.9:1

Median Students/teacher

11.5:1

HIGHEST RATIO · CONNECTICUT

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Weaver High School	Hartford, CT	Hartford School District	High	721	20.9:1
2	Warren Harding High School	Bridgeport, CT	Bridgeport School District	High	1,324	19.9:1
3	Central High School	Bridgeport, CT	Bridgeport School District	High	1,803	18.6:1
4	Orville H. Platt High School	Meriden, CT	Meriden School District	High	1,191	17.4:1
5	Bassick High School	Bridgeport, CT	Bridgeport School District	High	1,075	17.1:1
6	Crosby High School	Waterbury, CT	Waterbury School District	High	1,453	17.0:1
7	Great Oaks Charter School	Bridgeport, CT	Great Oaks Charter School District	High	662	17.0:1
8	Pathways Academy of Technology and Design	East Hartford, CT	Hartford School District	High	359	16.5:1
9	The Bridge Academy	Bridgeport, CT	The Bridge Academy District	High	281	16.3:1
10	Francis T. Maloney High School	Meriden, CT	Meriden School District	High	1,291	16.2:1
11	New Britain High School	New Britain, CT	New Britain School District	High	2,521	16.2:1
12	The Woodstock Academy	Woodstock, CT	The Woodstock Academy District	High	1,011	16.2:1
13	Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy	Hartford, CT	Hartford School District	High	925	15.9:1
14	Danbury High School	Danbury, CT	Danbury School District	High	3,612	15.7:1
15	West Haven High School	West Haven, CT	West Haven School District	High	1,813	15.6:1
16	Sport and Medical Sciences Academy	Hartford, CT	Hartford School District	High	463	15.4:1
17	Naugatuck High School	Naugatuck, CT	Naugatuck School District	High	1,202	15.2:1
18	The Academy of Information Technology & Engineering	Stamford, CT	Stamford School District	High	658	15.2:1
19	Norwich Free Academy	Norwich, CT	Norwich Free Academy District	High	2,020	14.8:1
20	Brien McMahon High School	Norwalk, CT	Norwalk School District	High	1,739	14.7:1
21	University High School of Science and Engineering	Hartford, CT	Hartford School District	High	406	14.5:1
22	Wilby High School	Waterbury, CT	Waterbury School District	High	1,196	14.5:1
23	Trumbull High School	Trumbull, CT	Trumbull School District	High	2,152	14.5:1
24	Westhill High School	Stamford, CT	Stamford School District	High	2,224	14.4:1
25	Shelton High School	Shelton, CT	Shelton School District	High	1,308	14.3:1
26	Bridgeport Military Academy	Bridgeport, CT	Bridgeport School District	High	321	14.3:1
27	Norwalk High School	Norwalk, CT	Norwalk School District	High	1,494	14.2:1
28	John F. Kennedy High School	Waterbury, CT	Waterbury School District	High	1,391	14.2:1
29	Stamford High School	Stamford, CT	Stamford School District	High	2,102	14.1:1
30	Bristol Central High School	Bristol, CT	Bristol School District	High	1,148	14.0:1
31	Newington High School	Newington, CT	Newington School District	High	1,255	13.9:1
32	Stratford High School	Stratford, CT	Stratford School District	High	1,150	13.9:1
33	Hall High School	West Hartford, CT	West Hartford School District	High	1,332	13.9:1
34	Wethersfield High School	Wethersfield, CT	Wethersfield School District	High	1,146	13.8:1
35	Wilbur Cross High School	New Haven, CT	New Haven School District	High	1,742	13.7:1
36	Bethel High School	Bethel, CT	Bethel School District	High	1,097	13.6:1
37	New London High School	New London, CT	New London School District	High	605	13.6:1
38	Hamden High School	Hamden, CT	Hamden School District	High	1,609	13.5:1
39	Conard High School	West Hartford, CT	West Hartford School District	High	1,380	13.5:1
40	Enfield High School	Enfield, CT	Enfield School District	High	1,426	13.5:1
41	Greenwich High School	Greenwich, CT	Greenwich School District	High	2,620	13.4:1
42	New Haven Academy	New Haven, CT	New Haven School District	High	321	13.4:1
43	James Hillhouse High School	New Haven, CT	New Haven School District	High	1,124	13.4:1
44	East Hartford High School	East Hartford, CT	East Hartford School District	High	1,776	13.3:1
45	Classical Magnet School	Hartford, CT	Hartford School District	High	438	13.3:1
46	Great Path Academy at CT State Manchester	Manchester, CT	Hartford School District	High	336	13.2:1
47	Bulkeley High School	Hartford, CT	Hartford School District	High	552	13.1:1
48	Glastonbury High School	Glastonbury, CT	Glastonbury School District	High	1,737	13.0:1
49	Biotechnology Research & Zoological Studies Magnet High Scho	Bridgeport, CT	Bridgeport School District	High	376	13.0:1
50	Information Technology & Software Engineering Magnet High Sc	Bridgeport, CT	Bridgeport School District	High	386	12.9:1

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