New London High School

New London High School is a small high school in New London, Connecticut, under New London School District. A total of 605 students attend the school, which covers grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Connecticut is about 788 students, so this school is 23% smaller than average.

Besides New London High School, New London School District runs 7 other schools. The district enrolls 2,820 students.

Roughly 71% of students at New London High School are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 16% Black, 6% multiracial, and 6% White. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 15%. New London High School's diversity index is 47%, against a US figure of 70%.

New London High School employs 44.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 13.6:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 12.3:1 average for high schools in Connecticut. New London High School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 91%. Public schools in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region average 50%.

Across Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, the median household income is $86,586, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region is home to 88 public schools and about 36,605 public school students.

The next-closest public school is Science and Technology Magnet Pathway for High School Grades, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.

The school's locale code, City: Small, means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

Over 4 years, New London High School's enrollment climbed 13%, to 605. The number of students per teacher fell from 15.8 to 13.6 over 4 years.

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