Wheeler High School

Wheeler High School is a small high school in Connecticut, with an address in North Stonington. The school runs grades 7 through 12 and enrolls 344 students. High schools in Connecticut have about 788 students on average; enrollment here is 56% lower.

Besides Wheeler High School, North Stonington School District runs 1 other school. The district enrolls 723 students.

Wheeler High School is 89% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 6% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 74% White among all Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 20%.

Its staff includes 42.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 8.0 students per teacher. Compared with the 12.3:1 average for high schools in Connecticut, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 19% of students at Wheeler High School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region is 50%.

American Community Survey estimates for Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region show that the median household earns about $86,586 a year, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Across Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, 88 public schools serve about 36,605 students.

Of the public schools around it, Wheeler High School is closest to North Stonington Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 4 other public schools within five miles.

In the federal locale system, Wheeler High School is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.

The school's student count increased 8% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The school's ratio dropped from 9.3:1 to 8.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

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