H. C. Wilcox Technical High School

Located at 298 Oregon Rd., in Meriden, Connecticut, H. C. Wilcox Technical High School is a mid-tier 9-12 campus that caters to 753 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by Connecticut Technical Education and Career System.

Within Connecticut Technical Education and Career System, which oversees 17 schools and 11,296 students, H. C. Wilcox Technical High School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, H. C. Wilcox Technical High School shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest looks like 38% White, 6% Black, 5% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 20%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, H. C. Wilcox Technical High School has 64 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. Roughly 46% of students at H. C. Wilcox Technical High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Around the school, the surrounding county (South Central Connecticut Planning Region) reports that the typical household earns roughly $88,197 per year, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across South Central Connecticut Planning Region's 152 public schools (combined enrollment of about 72,909 students), H. C. Wilcox Technical High School is one campus in the mix.

Orville H. Platt High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around H. C. Wilcox Technical High School.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 743 students in 2018 compared to 753 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 47% to 38%. Class-load math has widened: from 10.4:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.

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