Waterford High School

Waterford High School is a mid-sized high school in Waterford, Connecticut, one of the schools in Waterford School District. It teaches 713 students in grades 9 through 12.

Waterford High School belongs to Waterford School District, a district of 5 schools and 2,174 students.

Federal enrollment data show Waterford High School is 74% White. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 6% Asian, and 2% Black. In Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region overall, the White share is about 74%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 44, compared with 70 nationally.

The school had 64.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 11.1:1. The school's 11.1:1 compares with an average of 12.3:1 for high schools in Connecticut. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 31%. The 50% average for public schools in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region is 19 points higher.

American Community Survey estimates for Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region show that the median household earns about $86,586 a year, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's public schools total 88, with about 36,605 students.

The Friendship School sits about 0.2 miles from Waterford High School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.

Locale: Suburb: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 713, from 778 in 2020-21.

The Waterford High School discussion page is a place for open houses, carpools, and field trips. You can also rate the school on this page.