Connecticut · NCES CCD 2024-25

Largest Schools in Connecticut

The 50 largest public schools in Connecticut, ranked by total student enrollment from NCES CCD 2024-25.

3,612
Largest school
1,540
Avg across top 50
50
Schools listed

The ranking in one line

Danbury High School in Danbury is Connecticut's largest public school with 3,612 students enrolled.

3,612
students at Danbury High School
15.4:1
student-teacher ratio at the largest school
1,540
average across the top 50
# School Enrollment
1 Danbury High School Danbury 3,612
2 Greenwich High School Greenwich 2,620
3 New Britain High School New Britain 2,521
4 Westhill High School Stamford 2,224
5 Trumbull High School Trumbull 2,152
6 Stamford High School Stamford 2,102
7 Norwich Free Academy Norwich 2,020
8 Southington High School Southington 1,905
9 West Haven High School West Haven 1,813
10 Central High School Bridgeport 1,803
11 East Hartford High School East Hartford 1,776
12 Wilbur Cross High School New Haven 1,742
13 Brien Mcmahon High School Norwalk 1,739
14 Glastonbury High School Glastonbury 1,737
15 Manchester High School Manchester 1,703
16 Staples High School Westport 1,629
17 Hamden High School Hamden 1,609
18 Norwalk High School Norwalk 1,494
19 Crosby High School Waterbury 1,453
20 South Windsor High School South Windsor 1,442
21 Enfield High School Enfield 1,426
22 Ridgefield High School Ridgefield 1,411
23 John F. Kennedy High School Waterbury 1,391
24 Darien High School Darien 1,382
25 Conard High School West Hartford 1,380
26 Fairfield Ludlowe High School Fairfield 1,367
27 Amity Regional High School Woodbridge 1,347
28 Hall High School West Hartford 1,332
29 Warren Harding High School Bridgeport 1,324
30 Fairfield Warde High School Fairfield 1,308
31 Shelton High School Shelton 1,308
32 Francis T. Maloney High School Meriden 1,291
33 Saxe Middle School New Canaan 1,271
34 Farmington High School Farmington 1,261
35 New Canaan High School New Canaan 1,257
36 Newington High School Newington 1,255
37 Newtown High School Sandy Hook 1,254
38 Timothy Edwards School South Windsor 1,221
39 Cheshire High School Cheshire 1,208
40 Naugatuck High School Naugatuck 1,202
41 Wilton High School Wilton 1,202
42 Wilby High School Waterbury 1,196
43 Middletown High School Middletown 1,193
44 Orville H. Platt High School Meriden 1,191
45 Simsbury High School Simsbury 1,187
46 New Milford High School New Milford 1,150
47 Stratford High School Stratford 1,150
48 Bristol Central High School Bristol 1,148
49 Wethersfield High School Wethersfield 1,146
50 James Hillhouse High School New Haven 1,124

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Methodology

Enrollment data comes from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 school year. Schools are ranked by total student enrollment. Student-teacher ratios are calculated from full-time equivalent (FTE) teacher counts reported by each school.

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