Wilby High School

Wilby High School is a four-year high school of expansive scale in Waterbury, Connecticut, one of the schools within Waterbury School District, works with 1,196 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Connecticut's public schools average about 788 students each, so Wilby High School sits 52% bigger than that benchmark.

Waterbury School District runs 29 schools in total, collectively educating 17,123 students. Wilby High School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Wilby High School shows that 64% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 26% Black, 5% White, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 20% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Wilby High School has 83 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.3:1 average. About 85% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Naugatuck Valley Planning Region put median household income runs about $86,191, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Naugatuck Valley Planning Region's 121 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,861 students), Wilby High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is North End Middle School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 12%: 1,072 students in 2018 compared to 1,196 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 56% to 64% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 in 2025.

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