Emmett O'Brien Technical High School

Emmett O'Brien Technical High School is a 9-12 campus of low-enrollment scale in Ansonia, Connecticut, run under Connecticut Technical Education and Career System, enrolling 618 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 788 students per school, that is 22% below typical.

Within Connecticut Technical Education and Career System, which oversees 17 schools and 11,296 students, Emmett O'Brien Technical High School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Emmett O'Brien Technical High School logs that the largest single group is White at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 37% Hispanic, 11% Black, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Emmett O'Brien Technical High School has 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 44% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Around the school, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region reports that median household earnings sit near $86,191, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Naugatuck Valley Planning Region's 121 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,861 students), Emmett O'Brien Technical High School is one campus in the mix.

Prendergast School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Looking at the recent track record. Emmett O'Brien Technical High School's enrollment has rose 6% since 2018, when it stood at 582 (now 618). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 57% to 45%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.