Ledyard High School

Ledyard High School is a four-year high school of medium-sized scale in Ledyard, Connecticut, part of Ledyard School District, works with 731 students in grades 9 through 12.

Ledyard High School is one of 5 schools operated by Ledyard School District, a district that educates 2,318 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Ledyard High School reports that White students make up the majority at 71%. The remainder consists of 12% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 3% Black, 3% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.3:1 average. An estimated 28% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region indicate median household income runs about $86,586, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Ledyard High School is one of 88 public schools in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 36,605 students).

Gallup Hill School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ledyard High School has ticked down 4%, going from 759 students in 2018 to 731 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.