There were 19,139 Black students enrolled in New Haven County in the 2023-24 school year, 1% less than the previous year, according to the Connecticut State Department of Education.
Data showed that New Haven County welcomed 116,208 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 16.5% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 230 schools in New Haven County, Amistad Academy recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 679 students.
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.Â
Ethnicities in New Haven County in 2023-24 School Year
Enrollment Demographics in New Haven County Schools During 2023-24 School Year
| School Name | % of Black Students | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Highville Charter School | 83.9% | 504 |
| Booker T. Washington Academy | 79.2% | 384 |
| King/Robinson Magnet School | 63.8% | 436 |
| Wexler/Grant Community School | 62.7% | 217 |
| Elm City College Preparatory School | 62.6% | 775 |
| Lincoln-Bassett School | 61.1% | 229 |
| Amistad Academy | 60.4% | 1,125 |
| Davis Academy for Arts & Design Innovation | 59.7% | 489 |
| Brennan Rogers School | 55.4% | 202 |
| Beecher School | 53.3% | 473 |
| Mauro-Sheridan Magnet School | 50.8% | 502 |
| Augusta Lewis Troup School | 50.6% | 393 |
| Wintergreen Interdistrict Magnet School | 48.7% | 550 |
| James Hillhouse High School | 48.5% | 1,101 |
| Celentano BioTech, Health and Medical Magnet School | 48.3% | 362 |
| New Haven Academy | 47.6% | 330 |
| Barack H. Obama Magnet University School | 47.6% | 313 |
| Cooperative High School – Inter-District Magnet | 44.7% | 548 |
| Edgewood School | 43.5% | 407 |
| Betsy Ross Arts Magnet School | 43.1% | 334 |
| Hill Regional Career High School | 42.3% | 638 |
| High School In The Community | 41.6% | 279 |
| Shepherd Glen School | 39.4% | 302 |
| Church Street School | 37.2% | 290 |
| Dunbar Hill School | 36.5% | 271 |
| Hamden High School | 36.2% | 1,661 |
| Barnard Environmental Magnet School | 35.7% | 501 |
| East Rock Community Magnet School | 35.7% | 445 |
| Helen Street School | 35.3% | 300 |
| Conte/West Hills Magnet School | 34.5% | 553 |
| Metropolitan Business Academy | 34.2% | 400 |
| Brass City Charter School | 33.9% | 363 |
| Eli Whitney Technical High School | 33.2% | 582 |
| Common Ground High School | 32.3% | 223 |
| Hamden Middle School | 32.3% | 814 |
| Bishop Woods Architecture and Design Magnet School | 31.8% | 431 |
| Ross/Woodward School | 30.8% | 569 |
| Engineering – Science University Magnet School | 30.7% | 600 |
| Wilby High School | 28.9% | 1,178 |
| Worthington Hooker School | 28.6% | 413 |
| Forest School | 28.2% | 439 |
| Ridge Hill School | 28% | 307 |
| F. J. Kingsbury School | 27.4% | 423 |
| Waterbury Career Academy | 27.3% | 755 |
| Elm City Montessori School | 25.6% | 305 |
| Derby High School | 25.1% | 370 |
| Michael F. Wallace Middle School | 25.1% | 1,048 |
| West Haven High School | 25% | 1,793 |
| Alma E. Pagels School | 24% | 363 |
| Edith E. Mackrille School | 23.8% | 311 |
| Duggan School | 23.7% | 410 |
| Carrigan 5/6 Intermediate School | 23.6% | 878 |
| Driggs School | 23.5% | 452 |
| Margaret M. Generali Elementary School | 23.3% | 454 |
| Crosby High School | 23.1% | 1,452 |
| West Woods School | 23% | 305 |
| Mead School | 23% | 570 |
| North End Middle School | 22.9% | 734 |
| Walsh School | 22.8% | 346 |
| Savin Rock Community School | 22.7% | 484 |
| Irving School | 22.5% | 329 |
| Harry M. Bailey Middle School | 22.5% | 885 |
| Bunker Hill School | 22.5% | 462 |
| H. S. Chase School | 22.4% | 585 |
| Reed School | 22.2% | 469 |
| Benjamin Jepson Magnet School | 22.1% | 402 |
| Ansonia Middle School | 21.9% | 571 |
| John F. Kennedy High School | 21.8% | 1,391 |
| Roberto Clemente Leadership Academy for Global Awareness | 21.7% | 406 |
| Carrington School | 21% | 453 |
| Hopeville School | 20.8% | 284 |
| Wilbur Cross High School | 20.6% | 1,721 |
| Woodrow Wilson School | 20.6% | 432 |
| Ansonia High School | 20.2% | 593 |
| Seth G. Haley School | 20.2% | 341 |
| Wendell L. Cross School | 19.9% | 612 |
| Derby Middle School | 19.9% | 282 |
| West Side Middle School | 19.5% | 799 |
| Prendergast School | 19.2% | 600 |
| Waterbury Arts Magnet School | 18.8% | 821 |
| Rotella Interdistrict Magnet School | 18.1% | 614 |
| Bear Path School | 17.9% | 385 |
| Bucks Hill School | 17.7% | 277 |
| Maloney Interdistrict Magnet School | 17.6% | 595 |
| Bradley School | 17.3% | 272 |
| B. W. Tinker School | 17.1% | 578 |
| Regan School | 17% | 247 |
| ACES at Chase | 16.6% | 567 |
| Washington School | 16.6% | 331 |
| Gilmartin School | 16.6% | 482 |
| Platt Technical High School | 16.4% | 780 |
| Sprague School | 16.2% | 395 |
| Hill Central Music Academy | 15.3% | 413 |
| Nathan Hale School | 14.5% | 523 |
| Spring Glen School | 14.2% | 367 |
| Washington Middle School | 13.8% | 556 |
| Western School | 13.8% | 269 |
| Israel Putnam School | 13.7% | 482 |
| Little Raiders University | 13.6% | 59 |
| Orville H. Platt High School | 13.3% | 1,184 |
| Naugatuck High School | 13.3% | 1,272 |
| W. F. Kaynor Technical High School | 13.2% | 785 |
| Cross Street Intermediate School | 13% | 331 |
| Francis T. Maloney High School | 12.7% | 1,301 |
| Washington School | 12.5% | 295 |
| Edison Middle School | 12.2% | 777 |
| Roger Sherman School | 12.1% | 478 |
| Andrew Avenue School | 12% | 258 |
| John Barry School | 12% | 451 |
| Hop Brook Elementary School | 11.9% | 312 |
| City Hill Middle School | 11.8% | 636 |
| Sound School | 11.6% | 336 |
| Salem School | 11.4% | 237 |
| Emmett O’Brien Technical High School | 11.3% | 652 |
| Maple Hill School | 11.1% | 434 |
| Benjamin Franklin School | 10.9% | 350 |
| Hillside Intermediate School | 10.3% | 272 |
| John C. Daniels | 10.3% | 513 |
| Roberto Clemente International Dual Language School | 10.2% | 216 |
| Clinton Avenue School | 10.2% | 452 |
| Casimir Pulaski School | 10.2% | 578 |
| Chatfield-LoPresti School | 10.1% | 536 |
| Nathan Hale School | 10.1% | 504 |
| Lincoln Middle School | 9.2% | 662 |
| Truman School | 8.7% | 462 |
| Seymour Middle School | 8.3% | 472 |
| Seymour High School | 7.4% | 598 |
| Jonathan Law High School | 7.4% | 829 |
| East Haven High School | 6.9% | 878 |
| Ridge Road Elementary School | 6.9% | 436 |
| John S. Martinez Sea and Sky STEM School | 6.8% | 483 |
| Fair Haven School | 6.6% | 713 |
| Orange Avenue School | 6.5% | 414 |
| Thomas Hooker School | 6.5% | 338 |
| H. C. Wilcox Technical High School | 6.5% | 738 |
| Green Acres Elementary School | 6.4% | 422 |
| Deer Run School | 6.3% | 221 |
| North Haven Middle School | 6.1% | 750 |
| Joseph Melillo Middle School | 5.9% | 475 |
| Branford High School | 5.7% | 784 |
| Montowese Elementary School | 5.6% | 303 |
| Dominick H. Ferrara School | 5.6% | 178 |
| Harborside Middle School | 5.6% | 396 |
| Overbrook Early Learning Center | 5.3% | 171 |
| East Shore Middle School | 5.2% | 366 |
| North Haven High School | 5% | 957 |
| Alcott School | 4.9% | 328 |
| Bungay School | 4.8% | 480 |
| Wolcott High School | 4.8% | 620 |
| Orchard Hills School | 4.7% | 361 |
| Race Brook School | 4.4% | 383 |
| Long River Middle School | 4.4% | 434 |
| Norton School | 4.4% | 428 |
| Wakelee School | 4.3% | 372 |
| Grove J. Tuttle School | 4.3% | 279 |
| Mathewson School | 4.3% | 323 |
| Prospect Elementary School | 4.3% | 605 |
| Mary T. Murphy School | 4.3% | 349 |
| Amity Regional High School | 3.9% | 1,364 |
| Momauguin School | 3.9% | 308 |
| Joseph A. Foran High School | 3.8% | 729 |
| Dodd Middle School | 3.7% | 630 |
| Laurel Ledge School | 3.7% | 295 |
| Meadowside School | 3.7% | 267 |
| Cheshire High School | 3.6% | 1,183 |
| Carbone School/East Haven Academy | 3.6% | 357 |
| Amity Middle School: Orange | 3.6% | 359 |
| Calf Pen Meadow School | 3.5% | 260 |
| Woodland Regional High School | 3.4% | 590 |
| Oxford High School | 3.4% | 500 |
| Pumpkin Delight School | 3.3% | 245 |
| Lyman Hall High School | 3.2% | 932 |
| Oxford Middle School | 3.2% | 378 |
| Amity Middle School: Bethany | 3.1% | 352 |
| Tyrrell Middle School | 3% | 505 |
| Live Oaks School | 2.9% | 276 |
| Long Meadow Elementary School | 2.8% | 528 |
| Family Academy of Multilingual Exploration | 2.8% | 462 |
| Memorial Middle School | 2.7% | 408 |
| Chapman School | 2.7% | 369 |
| Rochambeau Middle School | 2.6% | 387 |
| Mark T. Sheehan High School | 2.6% | 724 |
| North Branford High School | 2.5% | 439 |
| Highland School | 2.5% | 866 |
| Pomperaug Elementary School | 2.4% | 422 |
| John B. Sliney School | 2.3% | 257 |
| Evarts C. Stevens School | 2.2% | 315 |
| Bethany Community School | 2.2% | 445 |
| Cook Hill School | 2.1% | 374 |
| Pomperaug Regional High School | 2% | 995 |
| James H. Moran Middle School | 1.9% | 528 |
| Clintonville Elementary School | 1.8% | 342 |
| Guilford High School | 1.6% | 1,026 |
| Daniel Hand High School | 0.9% | 776 |
| Walter C. Polson Middle School | 0% | 537 |
| Hanover School | 0% | 468 |
| Beecher Road School | 0% | 882 |
| J. F. Kennedy School | 0% | 318 |
| Rock Hill School | 0% | 300 |
| J. Milton Jeffrey Elementary School | 0% | 383 |
| Dr. Robert H. Brown Intermediate School | 0% | 345 |
| Kathleen H. Ryerson Elementary School | 0% | 323 |
| Melissa Jones School | 0% | 278 |
| Mary L. Tracy School | 0% | 226 |
| Peck Place School | 0% | 366 |
| A. Baldwin Middle School | 0% | 483 |
| Turkey Hill School | 0% | 306 |
| A. W. Cox School | 0% | 260 |
| Calvin Leete School | 0% | 218 |
| Guilford Lakes School | 0% | 348 |
| E. C. Adams Middle School | 0% | 482 |
| Pond Hill School | 0% | 268 |
| Mary G. Fritz Elementary School of Yalesville | 0% | 265 |
| Dag Hammarskjold Middle School | 0% | 564 |
| Highland School | 0% | 315 |
| Parker Farms School | 0% | 241 |
| Moses Y. Beach School | 0% | 329 |
| Middlebury Elementary School | 0% | 320 |
| Gainfield Elementary School | 0% | 347 |
| Quaker Farms School | 0% | 413 |
| Great Oak Elementary School | 0% | 358 |
| Totoket Valley Elementary School | 0% | 337 |
| North Branford Intermediate School | 0% | 355 |
| Jerome Harrison School | 0% | 396 |
| Francis Walsh Intermediate School | 0% | 795 |
| Mary R. Tisko School | 0% | 345 |
| Darcey School | 0% | 145 |
| Doolittle School | 0% | 525 |
| West Shore Middle School | 0% | 419 |
| Frisbie School | 0% | 271 |