There were 1,598 white students enrolled in Waterford School District in the 2024-25 school year, 4.3% less than in the previous year, according to the Connecticut State Department of Education.
Data showed that Waterford School District welcomed 2,281 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, white students comprised 70.1% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.
Waterford School District roughly covers schools within New London County and has a main office in Waterford.
Among the five public schools in Waterford School District, Waterford High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 526 students.
Connecticut’s public schools generally have better student-teacher ratios than the U.S. average. According to data compiled by Public School Review, Connecticut’s average student-teacher ratio is about 12:1, meaning there are roughly 12 students for every teacher in the state’s public schools—lower than the national average of approximately 15:1. This suggests that, on average, Connecticut classrooms may offer smaller group sizes and potentially more individualized attention compared with public schools nationwide.
| School Year | Total Enrollment | Total white Students | % white Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,281 | 1,598 | 70.1% |
| 2023-24 | 2,341 | 1,669 | 71.3% |
| 2022-23 | 2,338 | 1,685 | 72.1% |
| 2021-22 | 2,348 | 1,728 | 73.6% |
| 2020-21 | 2,367 | 1,770 | 74.8% |
| 2019-20 | 2,469 | 1,868 | 75.7% |
| 2018-19 | 2,519 | 1,948 | 77.3% |
| 2017-18 | 2,535 | 1,970 | 77.7% |
| 2016-17 | 2,535 | 2,012 | 79.4% |
| 2015-16 | 2,528 | 1,995 | 78.9% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Connecticut State Department of Education. The source data can be found here.
