Enrollment
352
Connecticut · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Falls Village, CT
Housatonic Valley Regional High School
Federal NCES profile for Housatonic Valley Regional High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 44/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 090360000766
👥 S:T ratio 63
📚 AP courses 35
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 65
📋 Attendance 30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Housatonic Valley Regional High School earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 87% of Connecticut schools.
- 44
- Resource Index · Typical
- 9.3:1
- small classes for Connecticut
- 23.5%
- free-lunch eligible
- 352
- students enrolled
Housatonic Valley Regional High School has class sizes smaller than 87% of Connecticut schools. Computed live against every Connecticut school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Regional School District 01 · Connecticut
NCES ID 090360000766 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
38.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
9.3:1
vs 12.1:1 Connecticut avg
-23% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
23.5%
vs 36.4% Connecticut avg
-35% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Housatonic Valley Regional High School compares with Connecticut and U.S. medians
What stands out at Housatonic Valley Regional High School
Housatonic Valley Regional High School is a mid-sized high school in Falls Village, Connecticut, enrolling 352 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 9.3:1, Housatonic Valley Regional High School is leaner than roughly 87% of Connecticut schools and 23% under the state's 12.1:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 23.5% of students eligible for free meals.
With 352 students, its enrollment sits close to the Connecticut median campus size.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 1,003 scored Connecticut schools.
Among 297 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Connecticut schools statewide, it ranks #216, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is predominantly White (81% of enrollment) (diversity index 33/100).
On the academic-pipeline side it reports 7 Advanced Placement courses.
Counselor coverage is strong, about 176 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 28.1% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Regional School District 01 spends $34,231 per pupil, 43% above the Connecticut average, a better-resourced district than most.
Regional School District 01 operates only this one school, so Housatonic Valley Regional High School has no district-mates to compare against locally.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Housatonic Valley Regional High School compares
Housatonic Valley Regional High School on the metrics families compare, against Connecticut and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Connecticut | Connecticut avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 9.3:1 | ▼ 23% | 12.1:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 23.5% | ▼ 35% | 36.4% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 352 | top 63% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
9.3:1
Leaner classes than 92% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
352
Bigger than 40% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
23.5%
free-lunch eligible
- 35% below the Connecticut average of 36.4%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
9.3:1
students per teacher
- 23% below state mean
Top 13% in Connecticut - lower ratio than 87% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
28.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$34,231
per pupil, district-wide
- above Connecticut avg of $23,870
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 176 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
31
in-school suspensions + 25 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 8.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 15.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
White 80.9%
Hispanic or Latino 12.9%
Two or More 4.9%
Asian 0.9%
African American 0.6%
Largest group: White at 80.9% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 32.6/100
Simpson diversity index - at 32.6, Housatonic Valley Regional High School is less mixed than the Connecticut school average of 50.5.
Programs
AP courses offered 7
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Regional School District 01, which includes Housatonic Valley Regional High School.
$34,231
Per student
+43%
vs Connecticut
Avg $23,870
+106%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 70.6%
State 17.4%
Federal 12.0%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar high schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Connecticut, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~352 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~9.3:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Housatonic Valley Regional High School
How many students attend Housatonic Valley Regional High School?
Housatonic Valley Regional High School has 352 students enrolled. It is a high school in Falls Village, CT.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Housatonic Valley Regional High School?
The student-teacher ratio at Housatonic Valley Regional High School is 9.3:1, which is 23% lower than the Connecticut average of 12.1:1 and 41% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Housatonic Valley Regional High School?
23.5% of students at Housatonic Valley Regional High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Connecticut average of 36.4%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Housatonic Valley Regional High School?
The largest demographic group at Housatonic Valley Regional High School is White at 80.9% of enrollment, in Falls Village, CT.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Housatonic Valley Regional High School?
Housatonic Valley Regional High School has a Resource Investment Index of 44/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Housatonic Valley Regional High School a good school?
Housatonic Valley Regional High School earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 87% of Connecticut schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Regional School District 01?
None reported; Regional School District 01 operates only Housatonic Valley Regional High School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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