The Woodstock Academy

Set in Woodstock, Connecticut, The Woodstock Academy is an average-sized four-year high school, operated by The Woodstock Academy District. It instructs 1,011 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 28% larger than the typical public school in Connecticut, which averages around 788 students.

The Woodstock Academy District is the operating authority for The Woodstock Academy, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

For racial and ethnic makeup, The Woodstock Academy lists that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment; the rest reads as 8% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 3% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 87% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.3:1, putting The Woodstock Academy higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 4% of students at The Woodstock Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region's rate of about 42%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region indicate median household earnings sit near $90,589, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region's 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,909 students), The Woodstock Academy is one campus in the mix.

Woodstock Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a rural site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at The Woodstock Academy has ticked down 7%, going from 1,087 students in 2018 to 1,011 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 3% to 8% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 543.5:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the The Woodstock Academy community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.