There were 2,281 students enrolled in Waterford School District in the 2024-25 school year, 2.6% less than the previous year, according to the Connecticut State Department of Education.
Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 70.1% of the district’s total enrollment.
Waterford School District roughly covers five schools within New London County and has a main office in Waterford.
Among those schools, Waterford High School recorded the highest enrollment of 713 students in the 2024-25 school year.
Connecticut’s public school enrollment has been in continuous decline over the past decade, falling to an estimated 508,402 students in the 2024-25 school year, according to state data. That represents a drop of about 4,250 students from the prior year and roughly 33,400 fewer students than a decade ago, extending a long-running downward trend in statewide enrollment.
A similar pattern also appears in nonpublic schools. Data from the Connecticut State Department of Education shows about 53,000 students were enrolled in nonpublic schools in 2023-24, slightly fewer than in 2019-20 and well below levels in the late 2010s.
| School | Total Enrollment in 2023-24 | Total Enrollment in 2024-25 | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterford High School | 713 | 713 | 0% |
| Clark Lane Middle School | 548 | 529 | -3.5% |
| Quaker Hill Elementary School | 341 | 331 | -2.9% |
| Great Neck Elementary School | 334 | 309 | -7.5% |
| Oswegatchie Elementary School | 296 | 292 | -1.4% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Connecticut State Department of Education. The source data can be found here.
