Bethel High School (Connecticut)

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{{Infobox school

| name = Bethel High School

| native_name =

| logo = Bethel High School (Connecticut) logo.png

| streetaddress = 300 Whittlesey Dr

| city = Bethel

| state = Connecticut

| zipcode = 06801

| country = USA

| coordinates =

| type = Public school

| established = {{start date and age|1939|p=1}}

| founder =

| principal = Christopher Troetti

| ceeb = 070025

| ratio = 12.91

| schedule = 7:30-2:10

| teaching_staff = 83.90 (FTE)

| grades = 9–12

| gender =

| enrollment = 1,083 (2023-2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=0900270&ID=090027000024|title=Bethel High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=February 6, 2025}}

| mascot = Wildcat

| nickname =

| newspaper = Wildcat Word

| yearbook =

| website = https://bhs.bethel.k12.ct.us/

| colors = Maroon and white
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Bethel High School is a public secondary school located in the town of Bethel, Connecticut, approximately {{convert|60|mi}} north of New York City. Founded in 1939, its previous location was the Municipal Center until it was moved to its current location at 300 Whittlesey Drive.{{Cite web |last=Bethel High School Group |title=Bethel High School |url=https://bhs.bethel.k12.ct.us/}} The school is located in an educational park along with the elementary and middle schools of the town.

Eleanor Roosevelt spoke at the graduation of the Class of 1954.{{Cite news |title=Eleanor Roosevelt's Visit to Bethel High School |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/10/17/opinion/l-eleanor-roosevelt-s-visit-to-bethel-high-015535.html |page=A26 |access-date=December 7, 2023}} Since speaking to the graduating class of only 52 graduates, Bethel High School has expanded to as of the year 2019, an enrollment of 904.

Bethel High School offers a honors and Advanced Placement (AP) Classes such as AP Calculus. It has an AP enrollment rate of 52% and a graduation rate of 96%.{{Cite web |title=Bethel High School |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/connecticut/districts/bethel-school-district/bethel-high-school-4413 |website=usnews}}