Fairchild Wheeler Interdistrict Multi-Magnet High School Explained

Fairchild Wheeler Interdistrict Multi-Magnet High School is a magnet high school located in Bridgeport, Connecticut.^[1] It has an enrollment of approximately 1500 students in grades 9 through 12.

70% of students live in Bridgeport, and 30% of students live in the following districts: Easton, Fairfield, Milford, Monroe, Shelton, Stratford and Trumbull.

History

The high school cost $125.8 million to build, making it the most expensive school in the state of Connecticut at the time.^[2] Since it is a magnet school, the state taxpayers paid $119 million of the costs. The school was built on both Trumbull and Bridgeport's land, but the campus was later given to Bridgeport.^[3]

The first 203 Fairchild Wheeler graduates graduated in 2016.^[4]

Multi-Magnet

Fairchild Wheeler is made up of 3 smaller high schools with their own field of study.

Biotechnology Research & Zoological Research

Principal: Mr. Beswick Channer^[5]

Aerospace / Hydrospace Engineering & Physical Sciences

Principal: Mr. Jay Lipp^[6]

Information Technology & Software Engineering

Principal: Mr. Christopher Johnson^[7]

References

41.2251°N -73.1847°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fairchild Wheeler Campus Homepage. 2022-09-22.
2. News: Green Projects Award of Merit: Fairchild Wheeler Inter-District Magnet Campus. ENR New York. 2019-07-18.
3. News: Bridgeport, CT will get $125 million school for $6 million, Trumbull approval still pending - Watchdog.org. 2010-12-01. Watchdog.org. en-US. 2017-01-02.
4. News: Fairchild Wheeler Celebrates Its First-Ever Class Of Graduates. Bridgeport Daily Voice. 2017-01-02.
5. Web site: Biotechnology Research and Zoological Sciences. 2023-05-07.
6. Web site: Aerospace/Hydrospace Engineering & Physical Sciences. 2020-04-23.
7. Web site: Information Technology & Software Engineering. 2023-05-07.