Orville H. Platt High School

Orville H. Platt High School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in Meriden, Connecticut. It has an enrollment of 1,191 students in grades 9 through 12. High schools in Connecticut average about 788 students, which makes this school 51% above average.

A total of 13 schools make up Meriden School District, with 8,036 students enrolled.

More than half of enrollment at Orville H. Platt High School is Hispanic: 64%. Enrollment also includes 18% White, 13% Black, and 4% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 45 points above the 20% share among South Central Connecticut Planning Region residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 54%.

Orville H. Platt High School reported 68.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 17.4:1. High schools in Connecticut average 12.3:1, 5.1 fewer students per teacher than here. There are 963 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 81% of enrollment. On average, public schools in South Central Connecticut Planning Region report 51%.

In the surrounding county, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, median household income comes to about $88,197, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 152, with about 72,909 students.

A public school about 0.2 miles away, Lincoln Middle School, is the closest to Orville H. Platt High School. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.

By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

The school grew from 1,008 students in 2020-21 to 1,191 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 14.0:1 to 17.4:1.

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