Ellington High School

Ellington High School is a secondary school of average-sized scale in Ellington, Connecticut, run under Ellington School District, hosting 701 students in grades 9 through 12.

Across the 5 schools in Ellington School District (2,474 students total), Ellington High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Ellington High School records that White students make up the majority at 74%. Other groups include 10% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Ellington High School logs 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.3:1. The state averages around 12.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 22% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Capitol Planning Region's rate of about 43%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Capitol Planning Region) logs that median household income runs about $93,394, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Capitol Planning Region's 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 137,047 students), Ellington High School is one campus in the mix.

Center School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ellington High School has edged down 9%, going from 770 students in 2018 to 701 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 83% to 74% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.