Metropolitan Business Academy

Set in New Haven, Connecticut, Metropolitan Business Academy is a small secondary school, part of New Haven School District. It hosts 380 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 52% smaller than the typical public school in Connecticut, which averages around 788 students.

New Haven School District comprises 37 schools with combined enrollment of 17,903 students; Metropolitan Business Academy is among them.

Demographically, Metropolitan Business Academy shows that 54% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 31% Black, 9% White, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, South Central Connecticut Planning Region as a whole is about 20% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 33 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. Around 81% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against South Central Connecticut Planning Region (around 51%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

In the surrounding community, South Central Connecticut Planning Region reports that 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. Metropolitan Business Academy is one of 152 public schools in South Central Connecticut Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 72,909 students).

Nearest neighbor: High School In The Community, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 6%: 405 students in 2018 compared to 380 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 38% to 31% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Metropolitan Business Academy community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.