Ridgefield High School

Ridgefield High School is one of the expansive 9-12 campuss in Ridgefield, Connecticut, one of the schools within Ridgefield School District, with 1,411 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 788 students per school, that is 79% bigger than typical.

Within Ridgefield School District, which oversees 9 schools and 4,378 students, Ridgefield High School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Ridgefield High School lists that White students make up the majority at 77%. Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 61%.

On the resource side, On paper, Ridgefield High School has 124 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.3:1 average. About 9% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Western Connecticut Planning Region's rate of about 33%.

Around the school, Western Connecticut Planning Region reports that median household earnings sit near $128,188, about 56% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Ridgefield High School is one of 149 public schools in Western Connecticut Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 90,520 students).

Nearest neighbor: Scotts Ridge Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Ridgefield High School.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Ridgefield High School's enrollment has edged down 15% since 2018, when it stood at 1,658 (now 1,411). White enrollment moved from 84% to 77% across the same window.

On the community side, the feed for Ridgefield High School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.