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Torrington School District

Torrington School District in Connecticut: 6 public schools with 3,725 students and 11.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $25,544 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 6
Students: 3,725
Students per teacher: 11.5; CT 11.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $25,544; CT $25.7K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 323
Counselors (FTE): 8.0
Students per counselor: 466; CT 297 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 6.0; Librarians (FTE): 6.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Connecticut's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Connecticut: 50%

43%proficient

+4.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 74% of school districts in Connecticut

Median 57% · 185 school districts compared

1,835 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Connecticut: 46%

31%proficient

+3.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 79% of school districts in Connecticut

Median 53% · 187 school districts compared

1,832 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$20.0K15

$20.5K16

$20.9K17

$20.2K18

$22.8K19

$23.1K20

$24.7K21

$25.4K22

$25.2K23

$25.5K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 4.2% · $7.6M
State: 60% · $107.5M
Local: 36% · $63.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $15,301
Support services: $9,412
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $72.1M
Long-term debt: $3.2M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 1High schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Forbes SchoolFree meals for all	4–5	309	11.5	54%	41%	Torrington
Southwest SchoolFree meals for all	4–5	289	11.6	48%	44%	Torrington
Torringford SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–3	583	12.0	46%	53%	Torrington
Vogel-Wetmore SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–3	529	11.8	22%	23%	Torrington
Torrington Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	981	12.1	41%	21%	Torrington
Torrington High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,034	11.9	—	—	Torrington

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 355 Migeon Avenue, Torrington, CT 06790
Phone: (860)489-2327

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.