Public schools in Torrington, CT
Torrington has 7 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary, enrolling 4,368 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Torrington Public Schools runs 6 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Torrington's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Torrington | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Torrington Public Schools | 6 | 3,883 | $24,026 |
| Connecticut Technical Education and Career System | 1 | 11,183 | $28,755 |
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.
2 high schools in Torrington, 1,677 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torrington High School | 1,034 | 11.9 | 52.5% | Torrington Public Schools |
| Oliver Wolcott Technical High School | 643 | 12.2 | 29.9% | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System |
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.
One middle school in Torrington, 981 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torrington Middle School | 981 | 12.1 | 57.0% | Torrington 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.
4 elementary schools in Torrington, 1,710 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torringford School | 583 | 12.0 | 53.2% | Torrington Public Schools |
| Vogel-Wetmore School | 529 | 11.8 | 57.1% | Torrington Public Schools |
| Forbes School | 309 | 11.5 | 61.8% | Torrington Public Schools |
| Southwest School | 289 | 11.6 | 55.0% | Torrington 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 Torrington's public schools compare with Connecticut's
The median Torrington school has 11.9 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the Connecticut median of 11.9. 0% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 37% across the state. Its median school enrolls 583 students (state 412).
| Torrington | Connecticut | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 11.9 | 11.9 |
| Median school size (students) | 583 | 412 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 0% | 37% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 100% | 47% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 2.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 7 Torrington 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 Torrington
- Torrington Public SchoolsRuns 6 of Torrington's 7 public schools and spent $24,026 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$24,026
- Torrington High School, the largest high school in Torrington1,034 students in 2024-25, 11.9 per teacher.1,034
- Compare Torrington Public Schools with Connecticut Technical Education and Career SystemTorrington'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 a Torrington 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 Torrington
How many public schools are in Torrington, CT?
7 public schools with an address in Torrington were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary, enrolling 4,368 students.What is the largest high school in Torrington?
Torrington High School, with 1,034 students in 2024-25 (Torrington Public Schools).Which districts run Torrington's schools?
Torrington Public Schools (6 schools), Connecticut Technical Education and Career System (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