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Woodland Regional High School
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Woodland Regional High School
Set in Beacon Falls, Connecticut, Woodland Regional High School is a cozy secondary school, overseen by Regional School District 16. It teaches 571 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 28% leaner than the state mean of about 788.
Across the 4 schools in Regional School District 16 (1,890 students total), Woodland Regional High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Looking at the student body, Woodland Regional High School shows that 81% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder is composed of 11% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region as a whole is about 64% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, On paper, Woodland Regional High School has 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.2:1. The state averages around 12.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 21% of students at Woodland Regional High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Naugatuck Valley Planning Region (around 52%), the school's rate is south of typical.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Naugatuck Valley Planning Region) records that median household earnings sit near $86,191, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region runs 121 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,861 students), of which Woodland Regional High School is one.
Nearest neighbor: Laurel Ledge School, around 2.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
The campus sits in an outlying setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Woodland Regional High School has shrank 14%, going from 666 students in 2018 to 571 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 88% to 81% across the same window.
Inside the community feed, members of the Woodland Regional High School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region at a glance
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