Bolton High School

Located at 72 Brandy St., in Bolton, Connecticut, Bolton High School is a tiny four-year high school that serves 212 students (grades 9 through 12), run under Bolton School District. That puts it 73% below the typical public school in Connecticut, which averages around 788 students.

Bolton High School is one of 2 schools operated by Bolton School District, a district that caters to 685 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Bolton High School shows that White students make up the majority at 78%; the rest comes out to 10% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Capitol Planning Region as a whole is about 64% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.3:1, putting Bolton High School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 27% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Capitol Planning Region's rate of about 43%.

Around the school, census data for Capitol Planning Region shows median household earnings sit near $93,394, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Capitol Planning Region's 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 137,047 students), Bolton High School is one campus in the mix.

Bolton Center School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Bolton High School operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Bolton High School's enrollment has shrank 23% since 2018, when it stood at 275 (now 212). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 83% to 78%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 8.6:1 in 2018 to 7.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Bolton High School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.