Robert E. Fitch High School

Robert E. Fitch High School operates as a middle-of-the-pack senior high in Groton, Connecticut, part of Groton School District. Current enrollment sits at 942 students spanning grades 9 through 12.

Across the 7 schools in Groton School District (3,953 students total), Robert E. Fitch High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Robert E. Fitch High School lists that 42% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 26% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 9% Black, 7% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 74% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 84 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.3:1 average. About 60% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region's rate of about 50%.

Zooming out to the county, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region reports that median household earnings sit near $86,586, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region runs 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,605 students), of which Robert E. Fitch High School is one.

The closest other public school is Ella T. Grasso Technical High School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Robert E. Fitch High School.

Robert E. Fitch High School operates from an outlying location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Robert E. Fitch High School has declined 10%, going from 1,043 students in 2018 to 942 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 57% to 42% over that span.

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