Guilford High School

Guilford High School is an average-sized 9-12 campus in Guilford, Connecticut, part of Guilford School District. The school teaches 1,008 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 28% above the state mean of about 788.

Guilford High School is one of 7 schools operated by Guilford School District, a district that works with 3,051 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Guilford High School reports that 79% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 62% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Guilford High School has 85 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.8:1. The state averages about 12.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 15% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of South Central Connecticut Planning Region's rate of about 51%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for South Central Connecticut Planning Region indicate the typical household earns roughly $88,197 per year, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, South Central Connecticut Planning Region runs 152 public schools (combined enrollment of about 72,909 students), of which Guilford High School is one.

Guilford Lakes School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Guilford High School has declined 11%, going from 1,131 students in 2018 to 1,008 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 85% to 79% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.

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