Pomperaug Regional High School

Pomperaug Regional High School is a medium-sized 9-12 campus in Southbury, Connecticut, part of Regional School District 15. The school enrolls 970 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 23% above the state mean of about 788.

Within Regional School District 15, which oversees 7 schools and 3,345 students, Pomperaug Regional High School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Pomperaug Regional High School records that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 11% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Pomperaug Regional High School records 89 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.3:1, putting Pomperaug Regional High School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 15% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Naugatuck Valley Planning Region's rate of about 52%.

In the area at large, census data for Naugatuck Valley Planning Region shows the typical household earns roughly $86,191 per year, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region runs 121 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,861 students), of which Pomperaug Regional High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Long Meadow Elementary School, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 19%: 1,197 students in 2018 compared to 970 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 87% to 78% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 today.

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