Wilbur Cross High School

Wilbur Cross High School is one of the expansive high schools in New Haven, Connecticut, part of New Haven School District, with 1,742 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 121% larger than the state mean of about 788.

New Haven School District comprises 37 schools with combined enrollment of 17,903 students; Wilbur Cross High School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Wilbur Cross High School lists that 67% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school reports 19% Black, 9% White, 3% Asian, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 20% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 127 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. The state averages around 12.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 76% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above South Central Connecticut Planning Region's rate of about 51%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for South Central Connecticut Planning Region indicate median household earnings sit near $88,197, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across South Central Connecticut Planning Region's 152 public schools (combined enrollment of about 72,909 students), Wilbur Cross High School is one campus in the mix.

East Rock Community Magnet School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 19%: 1,458 students in 2018 compared to 1,742 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 57% to 67% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.