Bridgeport Military Academy

As a tight-knit secondary school in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Bridgeport Military Academy educates 321 students from grades 9 through 12, part of Bridgeport School District. That puts it 59% smaller than the typical public school in Connecticut, which averages around 788 students.

Bridgeport School District comprises 36 schools with combined enrollment of 19,802 students; Bridgeport Military Academy is among them.

In terms of who attends, Bridgeport Military Academy reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 65% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 25% Black, 8% White. The wider county runs roughly 27% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.3:1, putting Bridgeport Military Academy higher than the state norm the norm. About 88% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Greater Bridgeport Planning Region's rate of about 54%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Greater Bridgeport Planning Region put median household earnings sit near $89,667, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region runs 91 public schools (combined enrollment of about 50,880 students), of which Bridgeport Military Academy is one.

The closest other public school is New Beginnings Inc Family Academy, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Bridgeport Military Academy's enrollment has grew 7% since 2018, when it stood at 301 (now 321). Over the same period, the Black share declined from 31% to 25%. Class-load math has loosened: from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.

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