Seymour High School
2 Botsford Rd., Seymour, CT, 06483-2302 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Seymour High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County New Haven County, CT
Students & Faculty
Total Students 765 students
% Male / % Female 51%  /  49%
Total Classroom Teachers 56 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 97 students
Grade 10 - 235 students
Grade 11 - 193 students
Grade 12 - 240 students
This School
(CT) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:14 1:13
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(CT) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 2% 2%
% Hispanic 7% 13%
% Black 3% 16%
% White 88% 67%
Additional Student Information
This School
(CT) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 7% 19%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 3% 6%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(CT) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Seymour School District
This School's Agency
(CT) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 5 6
Number of Students Managed 2,689 students 2,969 students
District Total Revenue $36,750,000 $38,028,000
District Expenditure $35,824,000 $36,375,000
District Revenue / Student $13,667 $12,808
District Expenditure / Student $13,322 $12,252
District Graduation Rates 91% 79%
In the News:
  • Winter Sports Preview: Seymour High School Bowling (The Seymour Tribune)
    posted on November 7, 2009 at 06:45:54 am
    Coaches: Rick Schuley, Robin Cummings, Joe Wilson 2008 results: Girls first, boys first at conference; girls second, boys third at sectional Returning bowlers: Ethan Malone, Robbie Knoll, Cody Burke and Tyler Brown for the boys; Samantha Shell,...
  • SHS, SMS cheer teams win at regional competitions (The Seymour Tribune)
    posted on November 6, 2009 at 05:00:33 am
    EVANSVILLE — The Seymour High School and Seymour Middle School cheerleaders recently competed in the JAMfest Regional Cheerleading Competition at the Evansville Convention Center in Evansville and both schools won the championship trophy in their...
  • Lady Owls basketball season tickets on sale (The Seymour Tribune)
    posted on November 5, 2009 at 01:00:44 am
    Season tickets for the 2009-10 girls basketball season are on sale at the Seymour High School athletic office. The cost is $30 for adults and $15 for students. The Lady Owls open their season Nov. 17 against Southport, with a 6 p.m. junior varsity...
  • Seymour runners earn all-state honor (The Seymour Tribune)
    posted on November 4, 2009 at 05:45:33 am
    Seymour High School seniors Nolan Fife and Zach Toppe received academic all-state honorable mention from the Indiana Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches. Fife and Toppe were members of the Owls cross country team.
  • Owls swim team ranked 9th (The Seymour Tribune)
    posted on November 4, 2009 at 05:30:43 am
    According to preseason polls released Monday by the Indiana High School Swim Coaches Association, the Seymour High School boys swim team is ranked ninth. The Owls received 36 points. Munster was first with 112 points, followed by Carmel with 109. In...
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School Notes:
  • Seymour High School is a secondary school in Seymour, Connecticut.
  • About Seymour High School
  • Seymour High School serves students from grades 9-12. Seymour High School serves students from Seymour, and a percentage of students from Oxford. Many of Oxford 12th grade students go to Seymour High School, because their high school is not yet completed. However, OHS opened in the fall of 2007, so students graduating in the year 2010 have transferred there. This is the only high school in Seymour.
  • History
  • Seymour built its first public High School in 1884 on Bank Street. It was on a piece of property that the town purchased for $3,000 in June 1884. When the school opened in the Fall of 1886, there were 456 students in nine rooms. Later, the building was used as an elementary school known as Center School.
  • In 1915 Seymour purchased land in the Pine Street area (near Broad Street area) and by 1916 a new high school opened. In the 1960s the Pine Street school was converted to a middle school and a new high school was opened on Botsford Road.
  • Renovation
  • According to the school's strategic profile a $21.9 million building project was completed on the high school in the summer and fall of 2005. This renovation included an addition of a modern and up to date science wing as well as an addition to the main office and guidance department. The cafeteria and libraries were both remodeled, and moved to new positions.
  • Facilities
  • The facilities at Seymour High School include a large auditorium and stage, a gymnasium that doubles as a basketball and volleyball court, a weight lifting gym, and six locker rooms (for swimming; boys and girls, for football/soccer; boys and girls, and two for weight lifting). Other sports facilities include a pool, an outdoor track, and a football field which doubles as a soccer field. The boy's baseball teams also uses French Park in Seymour.
  • Faculty

  • School Staff Count Full-Time Equivalent 2004-05 2003-04
    # of Certified Staff Teachers 65.1 67.1
    Administrators 6.0 5.0
    Department Chairs 0.0 N/A
    Library/Media Staff 1.0 1.0
    Counselors,Social Workers, and School Psychologists 6.0 6.0
    Other Professionals 0.3 0.3
    # of Non-Certified Instructional 12.0 11.0
  • Athletics
  • Seymour is currently in the Naugatuck Valley League conference and has won the following Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference state championship class titles:
  • Baseball:
  • 1952
  • 1962
  • 1969
  • 2007
  • Football:
  • 1980
  • 1993
  • 1998
  • 2007
  • Girls Basketball:
  • 1993
  • 1997
  • 1998
  • Softball:
  • 1993
  • 1995
  • 1996
  • 2000
  • 2004
  • 2005
  • 2006
  • 2009
  • Boys Outdoor Track:
  • 2008
  • 2009
  • Boys Indoor Track:
  • 2009
  • varsity sports:
  • football
  • basketball
  • soccer
  • track and field
  • golf
  • wrestling
  • tennis
  • baseball
  • softball
  • cross country
  • weight lifting
  • swimming
  • cheerleading
  • dance team
  • Clubs and activities
  • HOPE Club
  • HOPE Club stands for Helping Our People and Environment. This club participates in numerous events, including a breast cancer walk, the Heart and Home Craft Show, an annual poinsettia sale, Locks of Love, and an annual Thanksgiving food drive. The HOPE Club also participates in "Pennies For Patients", an activity that raises money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's continuing research. In addition to these numerous activities, the HOPE Club annually is a part of the Bowl-To-Benefit The Umbrella, an organization that deals with women and child abuse. Lastly, the HOPE Club also participates in a "Will Santa Find Me" program that provides holiday gifts for an unfortunate family.
  • External links
  • Seymour High School home page
  • Data from State Dept. of Education
  • Strategic School Profile 2005-2006
  • SHS profile at Great Schools
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School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (06483)
School Zip (06483)
(CT) State Average
Population (Approximate) 15,452 people 3,282,160 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 27% 35%
Population Average Age 39 years old 37 years old
Average Household size 2.5 persons 2.4 persons
Median Household Income $52,408 $52,927
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.7 rooms 5.5 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 46 years old 48 years old
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% Owning / % Renting 71% / 29% 62% / 38%
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