📍 12 Berkshire Rd., Sandy Hook, Western Connecticut Planning Region, 06482
Newtown High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Sandy Hook, Western Connecticut Planning Region. The school has 1,325 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Newtown School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 118.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
Newtown High School enrolls 1,325 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 118.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 3% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,090 | 82% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 141 | 11% |
| Asian | 40 | 3% |
| Black or African American | 28 | 2.1% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 1.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
177 of the school's 1,325 students (13%) 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.
Newtown High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual.
Newtown High School is one of 7 schools in Newtown School District, based in Newtown, Connecticut. The district serves 3,924 students district-wide and employs 360 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,325 students, Newtown High School is larger than the district average of about 561 students per school.
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