Stafford High School

Stafford High School is a four-year high school of intimate scale in Stafford Springs, Connecticut, one of the schools within Stafford School District, educateing 357 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 55% smaller than the state mean of about 788.

Stafford High School is one of 4 schools operated by Stafford School District, a district that teaches 1,256 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Stafford High School logs that nearly all students (86%) are White. Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 64%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 39% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Around the school, Capitol Planning Region reports that median household earnings sit near $93,394, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Capitol Planning Region runs 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 137,047 students), of which Stafford High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Stafford Elementary School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Stafford High School.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 9%: 393 students in 2018 compared to 357 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Stafford High School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.