High School In The Community

Set in New Haven, Connecticut, High School In The Community is a micro-enrollment secondary school, run under New Haven School District. It educates 251 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 788 students per school, that is 68% leaner than typical.

New Haven School District comprises 37 schools with combined enrollment of 17,903 students; High School In The Community is among them.

Demographically, High School In The Community reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 41% Black, 10% White, 3% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, South Central Connecticut Planning Region as a whole is about 20% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.3:1 average. About 80% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against South Central Connecticut Planning Region (around 51%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for South Central Connecticut Planning Region indicate median household income runs about $88,197, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. High School In The Community is one of 152 public schools in South Central Connecticut Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 72,909 students).

Metropolitan Business Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around High School In The Community.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 6%: 237 students in 2018 compared to 251 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share expanded from 34% to 41%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 8.3:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.