West Haven High School

West Haven High School, a big senior high in West Haven, Connecticut, one of the schools within West Haven School District, enrolls 1,813 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 130% bigger than the typical public school in Connecticut, which averages around 788 students.

West Haven School District runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 5,751 students. West Haven High School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, West Haven High School shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 25% Black, 22% White, 4% Asian, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 20% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 116 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.3:1 average. Roughly 52% of students at West Haven High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Around the school, South Central Connecticut Planning Region reports that the typical household earns roughly $88,197 per year, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across South Central Connecticut Planning Region's 152 public schools (combined enrollment of about 72,909 students), West Haven High School is one campus in the mix.

Edith E. Mackrille School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

West Haven High School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Over the past 7-year window. West Haven High School's enrollment has grew 25% since 2018, when it stood at 1,453 (now 1,813). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 32% to 22%. Class-load math has grew: from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 in 2025.

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