New Fairfield High School

Located at 54 Gillotti Rd., in New Fairfield, Connecticut, New Fairfield High School is a mid-tier 9-12 campus that caters to 693 students (grades 9 through 12), run under New Fairfield School District.

New Fairfield High School is one of 4 schools operated by New Fairfield School District, a district that hosts 2,607 students overall.

Looking at the student body, New Fairfield High School records that 71% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 21% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 61%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.8:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 20% of students at New Fairfield High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Western Connecticut Planning Region (around 33%), the school's rate is south of typical.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Western Connecticut Planning Region put median household income runs about $128,188, roughly 56% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Western Connecticut Planning Region runs 149 public schools (combined enrollment of about 90,520 students), of which New Fairfield High School is one.

New Fairfield Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 13%: 793 students in 2018 compared to 693 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 86% to 71% across the same window.

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