📍 568 Bucks Hill Rd., Waterbury, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, 06704
Wilby High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Waterbury, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region. The school has 1,157 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Waterbury School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 79 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
Wilby High School enrolls 1,157 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 79 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% Hispanic or Latino, 25% Black or African American and 6% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 744 | 64% |
| Black or African American | 294 | 25% |
| White | 69 | 6% |
| Two or more races | 42 | 3.6% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
985 of the school's 1,157 students (85%) 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.
Wilby 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.
Wilby 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 1,157 students, Wilby High School is larger than the district average of about 647 students per school.