📍 75 Chatfield Street, Derby, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, 06418
Derby High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Derby, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region. The school has 369 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Derby School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.7:1.
Derby High School enrolls 369 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 38 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% Hispanic or Latino, 32% White and 22% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 143 | 39% |
| White | 119 | 32% |
| Black or African American | 81 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 4.1% |
| Asian | 11 | 3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
189 of the school's 369 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Derby High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Derby High School is one of 5 schools in Derby School District, based in Derby, Connecticut. The district serves 1,311 students district-wide and employs 134 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 369 students, Derby High School is larger than the district average of about 262 students per school.