Total enrollment
18,911
+1,271 (+7%) vs SY 2020-21
33 schools in Waterbury
Connecticut · Public K-12
Waterbury, Connecticut runs 33 public K-12 schools today, teaching approximately 18,911 students across 22 elementary, 4 middle, and 7 high.
4-year change in Waterbury
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
32
+2 (+7%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
114,869
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Students
18,911
public K-12 · NCES
Schools
33
public K-12
About Waterbury
Across Waterbury, Connecticut, 33 public schools instructs about 18,911 students between them.
On the school-mix side, the city comprises 22 elementary, 4 middle, and 7 high.
Schools in Waterbury average about 573 students each, 17% meaningfully above the Connecticut norm.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment expanded 7%: 17,640 students in SY 2020-21 versus 18,911 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Waterbury added 2 schools, going from 30 to 32.
On this page, the community for Waterbury discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.