Brien McMahon High School

Brien McMahon High School is a secondary school of heavily attended scale in Norwalk, Connecticut, part of Norwalk School District, caters to 1,739 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 788 students per school, that is 121% above typical.

Across the 22 schools in Norwalk School District (11,341 students total), Brien McMahon High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Brien McMahon High School reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 62%; the rest reads as 19% White, 13% Black, 4% Asian. By comparison, Western Connecticut Planning Region as a whole is about 21% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Brien McMahon High School lists 118 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.7:1. The state averages around 12.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Western Connecticut Planning Region (around 33%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Across the wider county, census data for Western Connecticut Planning Region shows median household income runs about $128,188, about 56% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Western Connecticut Planning Region runs 149 public schools (combined enrollment of about 90,520 students), of which Brien McMahon High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Center for Global Studies, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Over the past 7-year window. Brien McMahon High School's enrollment has expanded 14% since 2018, when it stood at 1,526 (now 1,739). The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 52% to 62% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 today.

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