There were 2,857 students enrolled in East Haven School District in the 2024-25 school year, 1.6% less than the previous year, according to the Connecticut State Department of Education.
The most represented ethnicity among the district’s students was white, with 43.4% of students identifying as white.
East Haven School District roughly covers eight schools within New Haven County and has a main office in East Haven.
Among those schools, East Haven High School recorded the highest enrollment of 879 students in the 2024-25 school year.
Connecticut’s public school enrollment has been in continuous decline over the past decade, falling to an estimated 508,402 students in the 2024-25 school year, according to state data. That represents a drop of about 4,250 students from the prior year and roughly 33,400 fewer students than a decade ago, extending a long-running downward trend in statewide enrollment.
A similar pattern also appears in nonpublic schools. Data from the Connecticut State Department of Education shows about 53,000 students were enrolled in nonpublic schools in 2023-24, slightly fewer than in 2019-20 and well below levels in the late 2010s.
| School | Total Enrollment in 2023-24 | Total Enrollment in 2024-25 | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Haven High School | 878 | 879 | 0.1% |
| Joseph Melillo Middle School | 475 | 461 | -2.9% |
| Carbone School/East Haven Academy | 357 | 363 | 1.7% |
| Momauguin School | 308 | 302 | -1.9% |
| Grove J. Tuttle School | 279 | 270 | -3.2% |
| Deer Run School | 221 | 232 | 5% |
| Overbrook Early Learning Center | 171 | 173 | 1.2% |
| Dominick H. Ferrara School | 178 | 153 | -14% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Connecticut State Department of Education. The source data can be found here.