Fairfield Warde High School

Set in Fairfield, Connecticut, Fairfield Warde High School is a heavily attended four-year high school, overseen by Fairfield School District. It educates 1,308 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 66% larger than the state mean of about 788.

Fairfield Warde High School is one of 16 schools operated by Fairfield School District, a district that caters to 8,790 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Fairfield Warde High School reports that 63% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 6% Black, 5% multiracial.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 124 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.3:1 average. Roughly 25% of students at Fairfield Warde High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Greater Bridgeport Planning Region's rate of about 54%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Greater Bridgeport Planning Region put the typical household earns roughly $89,667 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Greater Bridgeport Planning Region's 91 public schools (combined enrollment of about 50,880 students), Fairfield Warde High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: McKinley School, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Fairfield Warde High School.

Fairfield Warde High School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Fairfield Warde High School has contracted 12%, going from 1,491 students in 2018 to 1,308 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 74% to 63% across the same window.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.