Total enrollment
17,123
+644 (+4%) vs SY 2020-21
29 schools in Waterbury School District
Connecticut · 17,123 students · 1 city
Waterbury School District runs 29 public K-12 schools per the latest NCES data, with combined enrollment near 17,123 and an average school size of 590.
4-year change in Waterbury School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
29
+1 (+4%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Waterbury School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Connecticut | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 17,123 | #3 of 132 | #473 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 29 | #4 of 132 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #116 of 131 | #3,302 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 79.8% | #3 of 132 | #1,241 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.1% | #44 of 110 | #2,312 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 Waterbury School District
Since 2017-18, the 28 district schools that reported both years went from 17,296 to 16,848 students (down 3%) and from 1,390 to 1,296 full-time teachers (down 7%), 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 Waterbury School District
As an average-sized district in Connecticut, Waterbury School District hosts 17,123 students across 29 schools.
For a sense of the school types, Waterbury School District covers 21 elementary, 3 middle, and 5 high schools.
On a per-school basis, Waterbury School District runs about 590 students per school, 21% higher than the state mean of roughly 489.
Five-year track record. Combined enrollment now sits at 17,123 students, grew 4% from the 16,479 reported in SY 2020-21. Over that span, Waterbury School District opened 1 school, going from 28 to 29.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Waterbury School District discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.