White students made up the largest ethnic group in Fairfield County schools in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Connecticut State Department of Education.
Of the 141,616 students attending the county’s schools, 44.1% were white.
Hispanic students were the second-largest ethnic group in Fairfield County at the time, making up 35.4% of total enrollment.
In the previous school year, white students were also the most represented group in the county, comprising 45.2% of the student body.
Center for Global Studies had the most diverse student body in the county, including 36.3% Hispanic students, 34.2% white students, 15.8% Black students, 7.4% Asian students, and 6.3% multiracial students.
In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in the county increased by 0.1% when compared to the previous year.
Student enrollment has been dropping in Connecticut’s public schools for over a decade now. With the exception of a slight relief in the 2021-22 school year, schools in the state have lost more than 30,000 students since 2014.
Ethnicities in Fairfield County in 2023-24 School Year
Students’ Most Prevalent Ethnicity Percentage in Fairfield County Schools in 2023-24 School Year
| School | Most prevalent ethnicity | Percent of Total Student Body | Total Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.B. Skane Center | Hispanic | 52.1% | 190 |
| Achievement First Bridgeport Academy | Black | 52.6% | 1,098 |
| Aerospace/Hydrospace, Engineering and Physical Sciences Magnet High School | Hispanic | 53% | 330 |
| Anna H. Rockwell School | White | 54% | 302 |
| Barlow Mountain Elementary School | White | 73.7% | 377 |
| Barnum School | Hispanic | 69% | 587 |
| Bassick High School | Hispanic | 61.7% | 1,033 |
| Beardsley School | Hispanic | 56.6% | 302 |
| Bedford Middle School | White | 75.9% | 747 |
| Bethel High School | White | 59.6% | 1,083 |
| Bethel Middle School | White | 56.5% | 766 |
| Biotechnology, Research & Zoological Studies Magnet High School | Hispanic | 51.4% | 366 |
| Black Rock School | Hispanic | 59.5% | 439 |
| Blackham School | Hispanic | 63.2% | 1,046 |
| Booth Hill School | White | 67.8% | 283 |
| Booth Hill School | White | 108.5% | 283 |
| Branchville Elementary School | White | 84.8% | 335 |
| Bridgeport Military Academy | Hispanic | 65.9% | 296 |
| Brien McMahon High School | Hispanic | 61.4% | 1,766 |
| Broadview Middle School | Hispanic | 68.1% | 1,098 |
| Brookfield High School | White | 70.3% | 871 |
| Brookside Elementary School | Hispanic | 69.6% | 398 |
| Bryant School | Hispanic | 60.9% | 304 |
| Bullard-Havens Technical High School | Hispanic | 68.2% | 818 |
| Bunnell High School | Hispanic | 38.4% | 1,057 |
| Burr Elementary School | White | 70% | 357 |
| Candlewood Lake Elementary School | White | 66.7% | 1,107 |
| Capital Preparatory Harbor School | Black | 65.6% | 781 |
| Center for Global Studies | Hispanic | 36.3% | 284 |
| Central High School | Hispanic | 56.6% | 1,704 |
| Central Middle School | White | 66.4% | 503 |
| Cesar Batalla School | Hispanic | 73.9% | 1,020 |
| Chapel School | Hispanic | 35.7% | 283 |
| Cider Mill School | White | 73.1% | 822 |
| Classical Studies Academy | Black | 47.5% | 385 |
| Cloonan School | Hispanic | 55.2% | 511 |
| Coleytown Elementary School | White | 75.7% | 486 |
| Coleytown Middle School | White | 75.9% | 486 |
| Columbus School | Hispanic | 72.1% | 538 |
| Concord Magnet School | White | 39% | 362 |
| Consolidated School | White | 76.8% | 504 |
| Cos Cob School | White | 62.6% | 340 |
| Cranbury Elementary School | White | 46.7% | 420 |
| DPS Early Childhood Center | Hispanic | 69.6% | 56 |
| DPS Early Childhood Center at Granville | Hispanic | 59.3% | 167 |
| Danbury High School | Hispanic | 60.6% | 3,603 |
| Daniels Farm School | White | 68.5% | 514 |
| Darien High School | White | 82.4% | 1,398 |
| Davenport Ridge School | Hispanic | 42.4% | 693 |
| David Wooster Middle School | Hispanic | 43.3% | 547 |
| Dolan School | Hispanic | 57% | 591 |
| Dwight Elementary School | White | 82.3% | 231 |
| East Ridge Middle School | White | 78.2% | 481 |
| East School | White | 78.9% | 570 |
| Eastern Middle School | White | 63.8% | 793 |
| Edison School | Hispanic | 49.7% | 193 |
| Eli Whitney School | White | 37.8% | 489 |
| Elizabeth Shelton School | White | 59.3% | 425 |
| Ellsworth Avenue School | Hispanic | 77.1% | 507 |
| Fairfield Ludlowe High School | White | 77% | 1,489 |
| Fairfield Warde High School | White | 64.5% | 1,370 |
| Fairfield Woods Middle School | White | 67.5% | 742 |
| Farmingville Elementary School | White | 82.9% | 321 |
| Fawn Hollow Elementary School | White | 72.9% | 700 |
| Fox Run Elementary School | Hispanic | 50% | 370 |
| Frank A. Berry School | White | 54.8% | 387 |
| Franklin School | Hispanic | 49.1% | 267 |
| Frenchtown Elementary School | White | 49.1% | 493 |
| Geraldine Claytor Magnet Academy | Hispanic | 50.8% | 435 |
| Geraldine Johnson School | Hispanic | 67% | 802 |
| Glenville School | White | 68.4% | 415 |
| Great Oaks Charter School | Hispanic | 49.6% | 659 |
| Great Plain School | Hispanic | 54.9% | 264 |
| Green’s Farms School | White | 78.6% | 454 |
| Greenwich High School | White | 58.2% | 2,633 |
| Hall School | Black | 45.1% | 175 |
| Hallen School | Black | 43.5% | 278 |
| Hamilton Avenue School | Hispanic | 54% | 298 |
| Harry B. Flood Middle School | Hispanic | 43.5% | 471 |
| Hart School | Hispanic | 58% | 598 |
| Hawley Elementary School | White | 83.7% | 289 |
| Hayestown Avenue School | Hispanic | 68.2% | 447 |
| Head O’Meadow Elementary School | White | 83.4% | 319 |
| Helen Keller Middle School | White | 77.5% | 285 |
| Henry Abbott Technical High School | Hispanic | 51.2% | 692 |
| High Horizons Magnet School | Hispanic | 52% | 442 |
| Hillcrest Middle School | White | 58.6% | 770 |
| Hindley Elementary School | White | 83.3% | 420 |
| Holland Hill School | White | 60.4% | 379 |
| Holmes Elementary School | White | 79.8% | 430 |
| Hurlbutt Elementary School | White | 74.9% | 462 |
| Information Technology & Software Engineering Magnet High School | Hispanic | 51.5% | 404 |
| Interdistrict Discovery Magnet School | Hispanic | 43.4% | 482 |
| Intermediate School | White | 58.4% | 752 |
| International School At Dundee | White | 45.5% | 325 |
| J. M. Wright Technical High School | Hispanic | 67.6% | 451 |
| James J. Curiale School | Hispanic | 56.7% | 513 |
| Jane Ryan School | White | 59.8% | 463 |
| Jefferson Marine Science Elementary School | Hispanic | 68.2% | 465 |
| Jennings School | White | 68.9% | 280 |
| Jettie S. Tisdale School | Hispanic | 51% | 577 |
| Jockey Hollow School | White | 69.7% | 759 |
| Joel Barlow High School | White | 79% | 737 |
| John Read Middle School | White | 81.3% | 353 |
| John Winthrop School | Hispanic | 59.4% | 601 |
| Johnson House Elementary School | Hispanic | 50.8% | 545 |
| Julia A. Stark School | Hispanic | 65.3% | 611 |
| Julian Curtiss School | White | 41.9% | 246 |
| K. T. Murphy School | Hispanic | 68.4% | 402 |
| Kendall College & Career Academy | Hispanic | 70.6% | 378 |
| King Street Intermediate School | Hispanic | 60.1% | 353 |
| King Street Primary School | Hispanic | 66.3% | 404 |
| King’s Highway Elementary School | White | 72.8% | 463 |
| Long Hill School | White | 47% | 319 |
| Long Lots School | White | 74.9% | 562 |
| Lordship School | White | 36.9% | 176 |
| Luis Munoz Marin School | Hispanic | 77.3% | 710 |
| Madison Middle School | White | 58.8% | 821 |
| Madison School | Hispanic | 59.8% | 448 |
| Marvin Elementary School | Hispanic | 56.5% | 402 |
| Masuk High School | White | 71.1% | 1,057 |
| McKinley School | White | 43% | 470 |
| Middle Gate Elementary School | White | 80.8% | 416 |
| Middlebrook School | White | 53.6% | 481 |
| Middlebrook School | White | 126.8% | 481 |
| Middlesex Middle School | White | 80.2% | 1,047 |
| Mill Hill School | White | 80.8% | 402 |
| Mill Ridge Primary School | Hispanic | 52.2% | 341 |
| Miller-Driscoll School | White | 75.4% | 854 |
| Mohegan School | White | 61.7% | 337 |
| Monroe Elementary School | White | 71.3% | 407 |
| Morris Street School | Hispanic | 81.5% | 362 |
| Multicultural Magnet School | Hispanic | 69% | 422 |
| Naramake Elementary School | Hispanic | 51.6% | 366 |
| Nathan Hale Middle School | Hispanic | 52.3% | 524 |
| New Beginnings Inc Family Academy | Black | 54.6% | 392 |
| New Canaan High School | White | 79.6% | 1,257 |
| New Fairfield Elementary School | White | 77.5% | 435 |
| New Fairfield High School | White | 76% | 688 |
| New Fairfield Middle School | White | 70.8% | 506 |
| New Lebanon School | Hispanic | 59.9% | 342 |
| Newfield School | Hispanic | 52.1% | 543 |
| Newtown High School | White | 80.6% | 1,276 |
| Newtown Middle School | White | 76.7% | 610 |
| Nichols School | Hispanic | 49.8% | 408 |
| North Mianus School | White | 63.8% | 475 |
| North Stratfield School | White | 72% | 414 |
| North Street School | White | 75.5% | 396 |
| Northeast School | White | 40.2% | 475 |
| Norwalk Early Childhood Center | Hispanic | 54.7% | 150 |
| Norwalk High School | Hispanic | 59.1% | 1,547 |
| Old Greenwich School | White | 83.5% | 406 |
| Osborn Hill School | White | 75.9% | 444 |
| Ox Ridge Elementary School | White | 80.9% | 598 |
| P-TECH Norwalk | Hispanic | 50.3% | 380 |
| Park Avenue School | Hispanic | 78% | 599 |
| Park City Magnet School | Hispanic | 48% | 477 |
| Park City Prep Charter School | Black | 47.1% | 403 |
| Parkway School | White | 79.1% | 244 |
| Paul Laurence Dunbar School | Hispanic | 59.4% | 394 |
| Pembroke School | Hispanic | 57.4% | 380 |
| Perry Hill Elementary School | White | 58.9% | 701 |
| Ponus Ridge STEAM Academy | Hispanic | 65.1% | 622 |
| Ralph M. T. Johnson School | White | 49% | 673 |
| Read School | Hispanic | 63.8% | 793 |
| Redding Elementary School | White | 78.1% | 511 |
| Reed Intermediate School | White | 80% | 581 |
| Ridgebury Elementary School | White | 78.6% | 351 |
| Ridgefield High School | White | 78.2% | 1,420 |
| Rippowam Middle School | Hispanic | 56.9% | 675 |
| Riverfield School | White | 80.9% | 398 |
| Riverside School | White | 69.6% | 473 |
| Roger Ludlowe Middle School | White | 80% | 760 |
| Rogers International School | Hispanic | 48.1% | 770 |
| Rogers Park Middle School | Hispanic | 70.3% | 878 |
| Roosevelt School | Hispanic | 59.7% | 474 |
| Roton Middle School | Hispanic | 56.1% | 453 |
| Rowayton School | White | 55.6% | 435 |
| Roxbury School | Hispanic | 55.6% | 545 |
| Royle Elementary School | White | 76.7% | 331 |
| Samuel Staples Elementary School | White | 73.6% | 618 |
| Sandy Hook Elementary School | White | 77.3% | 353 |
| Saugatuck Elementary School | White | 75.9% | 398 |
| Saxe Middle School | White | 77.6% | 1,261 |
| Scofield Middle School | Hispanic | 44.1% | 612 |
| Scotland Elementary School | White | 82% | 333 |
| Scotts Ridge Middle School | White | 80.6% | 527 |
| Second Hill Lane School | Hispanic | 55.8% | 597 |
| Shelter Rock School | Hispanic | 62.7% | 550 |
| Shelton High School | White | 56.3% | 1,311 |
| Sherman School | White | 85% | 373 |
| Sherman School | White | 54.2% | 373 |
| Side By Side Charter School | Hispanic | 58.5% | 236 |
| Silvermine Dual Language Magnet School | Hispanic | 81.5% | 427 |
| South Norwalk Elementary School | Hispanic | 80.5% | 133 |
| South School | White | 78.3% | 507 |
| South Street School | Hispanic | 73.5% | 377 |
| Springdale School | Hispanic | 53.4% | 580 |
| Stadley Rough School | Hispanic | 71% | 520 |
| Stamford Charter School for Excellence | Black | 42.2% | 540 |
| Stamford High School | Hispanic | 46.1% | 2,121 |
| Staples High School | White | 76.9% | 1,626 |
| Stepney Elementary School | White | 64.5% | 521 |
| Stillmeadow School | Hispanic | 56.6% | 604 |
| Stratfield School | White | 76.4% | 339 |
| Stratford High School | Hispanic | 39.9% | 1,131 |
| Strawberry Hill an ext. of Rogers International | Hispanic | 39.3% | 797 |
| Sunnyside School | White | 45.1% | 224 |
| Tashua School | White | 64.9% | 419 |
| The Academy of Information, Technology & Engineering | Hispanic | 41% | 630 |
| The Bridge Academy | Black | 49.5% | 281 |
| Thomas Hooker School | Hispanic | 56.7% | 252 |
| Tokeneke Elementary School | White | 78.3% | 428 |
| Tomlinson Middle School | White | 62.2% | 590 |
| Toquam Magnet School | Hispanic | 69.4% | 549 |
| Tracey Magnet School | Hispanic | 58% | 464 |
| Trumbull High School | White | 62.5% | 2,155 |
| Turn of River School | Hispanic | 56.1% | 624 |
| Veterans Park Elementary School | White | 73.4% | 241 |
| Victoria Soto Preschool | Hispanic | 42% | 193 |
| Waltersville School | Hispanic | 60.5% | 428 |
| Warren Harding High School | Hispanic | 58.9% | 1,201 |
| West Rocks Middle School | Hispanic | 61.1% | 701 |
| West School | White | 80.8% | 499 |
| Western CT Academy of International Studies Elementary Magnet School | Hispanic | 45.7% | 357 |
| Western Middle School | White | 44.4% | 611 |
| Westhill High School | Hispanic | 55.8% | 2,259 |
| Weston High School | White | 76.9% | 709 |
| Weston Intermediate School | White | 72.1% | 463 |
| Weston Middle School | White | 75.1% | 519 |
| Westover School | Hispanic | 45.9% | 521 |
| Westside Middle School Academy | Hispanic | 51.8% | 745 |
| Whisconier Middle School | White | 71.4% | 591 |
| Wilbur Cross School | Hispanic | 54.8% | 310 |
| Wilcoxson School | White | 45.7% | 352 |
| Wilton High School | White | 75% | 1,244 |
| Wolfpit Integrated Arts Elementary School | Hispanic | 40.1% | 357 |