Total enrollment
11,341
-127 (-1%) vs SY 2020-21
22 schools in Norwalk School District
Connecticut · 11,341 students · 1 city
Norwalk School District is a public-school district inside Connecticut, running 22 K-12 schools with combined enrollment of roughly 11,341 students, broken out as 14 elementary, 4 middle, and 4 high.
4-year change in Norwalk School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
22
+1 (+5%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Norwalk School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Connecticut | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 11,341 | #7 of 132 | #794 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 22 | #5 of 132 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #101 of 131 | #2,693 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 51.7% | #33 of 132 | #3,922 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.2% | #35 of 110 | #1,621 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Norwalk School District
Since 2017-18, the 20 district schools that reported both years went from 11,424 to 10,774 students (down 6%) and from 832 to 845 full-time teachers (up 2%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Norwalk School District
As a medium-population district in Connecticut, Norwalk School District educates 11,341 students across 22 schools.
Looking at the level breakdown, Norwalk School District consists of 14 elementary, 4 middle, and 4 high schools.
Over the past 4-year window. Total public-school enrollment in Norwalk School District has stayed largely flat since SY 2020-21, moving from about 11,468 students to 11,341. Norwalk School District now counts 22 public schools, up from 21 in SY 2020-21.
On this page, the community for Norwalk School District discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.