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Danbury School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Connecticut for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public high school serving 3,603 students in Danbury School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public high schools in Connecticut.
Public High School in Danbury School District have an average math proficiency score of 17% (versus the Connecticut public high school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 53% statewide average).
Public High School in Danbury School District have a Graduation Rate of 81%, which is less than the Connecticut average of 90%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Danbury High School, with 81% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Connecticut or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 75% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Connecticut public high school average of 55% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (CT)
# Schools
18 Schools
219 Schools
# Students
11,952 Students
166,353 Students
# Teachers
837 Teachers
13,569 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Danbury School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 197 school districts in Connecticut (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80% has increased from 78% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#169 out of 200 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
24%
40%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
50%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
47%
Graduation Rate
80%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.54
0.68
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
5%
5%
% Hispanic
64%
31%
% Black
6%
15%
% White
21%
45%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,363 in this school district is less than the state median of $26,157. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,978 is less than the state median of $25,225. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$208 MM
$12,920 MM
Spending
$203 MM
$12,459 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,363
$26,157
Spending / Student
$16,978
$25,225
Best Danbury School District Public High Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Danbury High School
(Math: 17% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
43 Clapboard Ridge Rd.
Danbury, CT 06811
(203) 797-4803
Danbury, CT 06811
(203) 797-4803
Grades: 9-12
| 3,603 students
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