Public schools in Orange, CT
Orange has 5 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 middle, 4 elementary, enrolling 1,633 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Orange Public Schools runs 4 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Orange's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Orange | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange Public Schools | 4 | 1,281 | $22,660 |
| Regional School District 05 | 1 | 2,075 | $25,293 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
One middle school in Orange, 380 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amity Middle School: Orange | 380 | 11.3 | 12.9% | Regional |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
4 elementary schools in Orange, 1,253 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peck Place School | 386 | 11.7 | 11.4% | Orange Public Schools |
| Race Brook School | 375 | 11.3 | 13.6% | Orange Public Schools |
| Turkey Hill School | 297 | 11.0 | 10.4% | Orange Public Schools |
| Mary L. Tracy School | 195 | 13.3 | 11.3% | Orange Public Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Orange's public schools compare with Connecticut's
The median Orange school has 11.3 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the Connecticut median of 11.9. 40% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 37% across the state. Its median school enrolls 375 students (state 412).
| Orange | Connecticut | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 11.3 | 11.9 |
| Median school size (students) | 375 | 412 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 40% | 37% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 0% | 47% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 2.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 5 Orange schools and the 987 Connecticut schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Orange
- Orange Public SchoolsRuns 4 of Orange's 5 public schools and spent $22,660 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$22,660
- Compare Orange Public Schools with Regional School District 05Orange's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in ConnecticutConnecticut's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for an Orange addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
Other cities in Connecticut
- Bridgeport44 schools
- Hartford44 schools
- New Haven42 schools
- Waterbury32 schools
- Norwalk23 schools
- Stamford23 schools
- Danbury20 schools
- West Hartford17 schools
Questions about schools in Orange
How many public schools are in Orange, CT?
5 public schools with an address in Orange were open in 2024-25: 1 middle, 4 elementary, enrolling 1,633 students.Which districts run Orange's schools?
Orange Public Schools (4 schools), Regional School District 05 (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25