Wilton High School

Wilton High School is one of the heavily attended secondary schools in Wilton, Connecticut, one of the schools within Wilton School District, with 1,202 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 53% larger than the typical public school in Connecticut, which averages around 788 students.

Across the 4 schools in Wilton School District (3,730 students total), Wilton High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Wilton High School records that White students make up the majority at 75%; the rest reads as 11% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Western Connecticut Planning Region as a whole is about 61% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 99 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 6% of students at Wilton High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Western Connecticut Planning Region runs at roughly 33%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Western Connecticut Planning Region put median household income runs about $128,188, about 56% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Wilton High School is one of 149 public schools in Western Connecticut Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 90,520 students).

Nearest neighbor: Cider Mill School, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Wilton High School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Five-year trend. Wilton High School's enrollment has shrank 10% since 2018, when it stood at 1,330 (now 1,202). White enrollment moved from 85% to 75% across the same window.

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