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Platt Technical High School
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 190 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 192 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 181 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 186 | 25% |
Schools most like Platt Technical High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platt Technical High School this school | 749 | 47.1% | N/A |
| W. F. Kaynor Technical High School Waterbury | 831 | 51.7% | N/A |
| Emmett O'Brien Technical High School Ansonia | 618 | 43.7% | N/A |
| Ella T. Grasso Technical High School Groton | 684 | 51.6% | N/A |
| H. C. Wilcox Technical High School Meriden | 753 | 45.6% | N/A |
| E. C. Goodwin Technical High School New Britain | 690 | 52.8% | N/A |
Where Platt Technical High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In South Central Connecticut Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 749 | #78 of 201 | #15 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #123 of 188 | #20 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.3% | #23 of 188 | #4 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.1% | #89 of 196 | #16 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.2% | #85 of 120 | #10 of 15 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 749 | 62.2 | 12.0:1 | 47% (353) |
| 2023-24 | 780 | 61.8 | 12.6:1 | 45% (349) |
| 2022-23 | 787 | 61.3 | 12.8:1 | 46% (360) |
| 2020-21 | 823 | 70 | 11.8:1 | 57% (470) |
| 2017-18 | 816 | 73.7 | 11.1:1 | 29% (235) |
| 2015-16 | 811 | 68 | 11.9:1 | 33% (268) |
| 2010-11 | 869 | 66 | 13.2:1 | 30% (258) |
| 2000-01 | 775 | 66 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 781 | 60 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (816 to 749); teachers down 16% (73.7 to 62.2).
About Platt Technical High School
Federal records list Platt Technical High School as a high school in Milford, Connecticut. The school enrolls 749 students, from grades 9 through 12.
Connecticut Technical Education and Career System has 11,296 students spread across 17 schools.
Hispanic students are the largest group at Platt Technical High School, with 44% of enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 33% White, 16% Black, and 5% multiracial. Among all residents of South Central Connecticut Planning Region, the Hispanic share is about 20%. By the diversity index, Platt Technical High School comes in at 66%.
Staffing totals 62.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.0:1. Across high schools in Connecticut, the average ratio is about 12.3:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 47%.
In the county around the school, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, median household income is about $88,197, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Platt Technical High School is among the 152 public schools in South Central Connecticut Planning Region.
The nearest public school is Orange Avenue School, at about 0.8 miles. Platt Technical High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Locale data from NCES put Platt Technical High School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Platt Technical High School had 823 students in 2020-21 and 749 in 2024-25, a 9% decrease.
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