There were 1,311 students enrolled in Derby School District in the 2024-25 school year, 2.5% less than the previous year, according to the Connecticut State Department of Education.
The most represented ethnicity among the district’s students was Hispanic, with 45.5% of students identifying as Hispanic.
Derby School District roughly covers five schools within New Haven County and has a main office in Derby.
Among those schools, Derby High School recorded the highest enrollment of 360 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derby High School | 370 | 360 | -2.7% |
| Irving School | 329 | 322 | -2.1% |
| Derby Middle School | 282 | 300 | 6.4% |
| Bradley School | 272 | 244 | -10.3% |
| Little Raiders University | 59 | 63 | 6.8% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Connecticut State Department of Education. The source data can be found here.
