📍 422 Highland Ave., Waterbury, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, 06708
John F. Kennedy High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Waterbury, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region. The school has 1,297 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Waterbury School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 90.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
John F. Kennedy High School enrolls 1,297 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 90.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% Hispanic or Latino, 22% Black or African American and 12% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 789 | 61% |
| Black or African American | 289 | 22% |
| White | 157 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 19 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 14 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,026 of the school's 1,297 students (79%) 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.
John F. Kennedy High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
John F. Kennedy High School is one of 29 schools in Waterbury School District, based in Waterbury, Connecticut. The district serves 18,776 students district-wide and employs 1,341 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,297 students, John F. Kennedy High School is larger than the district average of about 647 students per school.
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