There were 1,243 students enrolled in Portland School District in the 2023-24 school year, 0.2% more than the previous year, according to the Connecticut State Department of Education.
Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 72% of the district’s total enrollment.
Portland School District roughly covers five schools within Middlesex County and has a main office in Portland.
Among those schools, Portland High School recorded the highest enrollment of 305 students in the 2023-24 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 2022-23 | Total Enrollment in 2023-24 | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland High School | 311 | 305 | -1.9% |
| Gildersleeve School | 290 | 269 | -7.2% |
| Valley View School | 215 | 228 | 6% |
| Portland Middle School | 201 | 211 | 5% |
| Brownstone Intermediate School | 215 | 210 | -2.3% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Connecticut State Department of Education. The source data can be found here.