Darien High School

Darien High School is a well-populated high school in Darien, Connecticut, run under Darien School District. The school teaches 1,382 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Connecticut's public schools average about 788 students each, so Darien High School sits 75% above that benchmark.

Darien School District comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 4,649 students; Darien High School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Darien High School lists that 81% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 9% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 61% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 129 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 4% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Western Connecticut Planning Region's rate of about 33%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Western Connecticut Planning Region) reports that the typical household earns roughly $128,188 per year, roughly 56% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Western Connecticut Planning Region runs 149 public schools (combined enrollment of about 90,520 students), of which Darien High School is one.

The closest other public school is Middlesex Middle School, roughly 0.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Darien High School.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 1,377 students in 2018 compared to 1,382 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 88% to 81%.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.