Middletown High School

Set in Middletown, Connecticut, Middletown High School is a heavily attended 9-12 campus, overseen by Middletown School District. It serves 1,193 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 51% larger than the typical public school in Connecticut, which averages around 788 students.

Within Middletown School District, which oversees 10 schools and 4,263 students, Middletown High School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Middletown High School shows that the most-represented group is White (38%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 23% Black, 9% multiracial, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 81% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 101 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 12.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region runs at roughly 32%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region reports that the typical household earns roughly $104,428 per year, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Middletown High School is one of 57 public schools in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 19,075 students).

Lawrence School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Middletown High School operates from an urban location.

Five-year trend. Middletown High School's enrollment has decreased 5% since 2018, when it stood at 1,262 (now 1,193). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 54% to 38%.

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