New Haven Public Schools Explained

New Haven Public Schools
Address:	54 Meadow Street
City:	New Haven
State:	Connecticut
County:	New Haven
Zipcode:	06519
Country:	United States
Type:	Public
Grades:	PK-12
Superintendent:	Dr. Madeline Negrón
Deputy Superintendent:	-->
Accreditation:	-->
Us Nces District Id:	0902790
Students:	21,635
Teachers:	1,609
Staff:	4,239
Ratio:	13.44
Colours:	-->
Website:	http://www.nhps.net/

New Haven Public Schools (NHPS) is a school district serving the city of New Haven, Connecticut.

Wilbur Cross High School and Hillhouse High School are New Haven's two largest public secondary schools and the only non-magnet secondary schools in the district.Almost all of the district's schools have been renovated under a 15-year, $1.375 billion School Construction Program.^[1]

Out of the 45 New Haven Public Schools, there are:

31 elementary and middle schools
9 high schools
4 transitional schools

Statistics and Demographics^[2]

Total students 20,474
Total certified teachers 184
Total full-time staff 2,500
Number of schools 89

Enrollment, by race/ethnicity

Black: 46%
Hispanic: 37%
White: 14%
Asian: 2%
Students eligible for free and reduced-price meals 77%
English learners 12%
Graduation rate 62%

External links

New Haven Public Schools

Notes and References

Web site: School Construction NHPS . www.nhps.net . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090831001534/http://www.nhps.net/SchoolConstruction . 2009-08-31.
Web site: New Haven Public Schools U.S. Department of Education . www.ed.gov . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111023193000/http://www.ed.gov/labor-management-collaboration/conference/new-haven-public-schools . 2011-10-23.