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Windsor Locks High School
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Windsor Locks High School
Set in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, Windsor Locks High School is a low-enrollment high school, overseen by Windsor Locks School District. It hosts 383 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 788 students per school, that is 51% leaner than typical.
Windsor Locks School District comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,378 students; Windsor Locks High School is among them.
Demographically, Windsor Locks High School lists that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 13% Black, 8% Asian, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Capitol Planning Region as a whole is about 64% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.
On the resource side, On paper, Windsor Locks High School has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.3:1 average. Around 45% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
Around the school, census data for Capitol Planning Region shows median household earnings sit near $93,394, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Capitol Planning Region runs 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 137,047 students), of which Windsor Locks High School is one.
The closest other public school is South Elementary School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
The school occupies a residential site.
Looking at the recent track record. Windsor Locks High School's enrollment has decreased 9% since 2018, when it stood at 422 (now 383). White enrollment moved from 66% to 52% across the same window.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Capitol Planning Region at a glance
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- North Street SchoolElementary · 396 students
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- Windsor Locks Middle School0.7 mi · 314
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