Coginchaug Regional High School

Coginchaug Regional High School is a modestly sized senior high in Durham, Connecticut, overseen by Regional School District 13. The school educates 356 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 788 students per school, that is 55% below typical.

Across the 5 schools in Regional School District 13 (1,302 students total), Coginchaug Regional High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Coginchaug Regional High School lists that 84% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest looks like 10% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Coginchaug Regional High School records 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.9:1. The state averages around 12.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 16% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region runs at roughly 32%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region) records that the typical household earns roughly $104,428 per year, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Coginchaug Regional High School is one of 57 public schools in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 19,075 students).

The closest other public school is Frank Ward Strong School, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Coginchaug Regional High School operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Coginchaug Regional High School's enrollment has fell 33% since 2018, when it stood at 532 (now 356). Over the same period, the White share fell from 91% to 84%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 10.3:1 in 2018 to 8.9:1 in 2025.

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