Litchfield County: White students were most represented ethnicity in 2023-24 school year

Charlene M. Russell-Tucker, Commissioner for the Connecticut State Department of Education - https://portal.ct.gov/
Charlene M. Russell-Tucker, Commissioner for the Connecticut State Department of Education - https://portal.ct.gov/
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White students made up the largest ethnic group in Litchfield County schools in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Connecticut State Department of Education.

Of the 20,957 students attending the county’s schools, 72.1% were white.

Hispanic students were the second-largest ethnic group in Litchfield County at the time, making up 18.7% of total enrollment.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most represented group in the county, comprising 73.7% of the student body.

Torrington High School had the most diverse student body in the county, including 42% white students, 41.9% Hispanic students, 6.8% Black students, 5.7% Asian students, and 3.1% multiracial students.

In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in the county dropped to 0.5% when compared to the previous year.

Student enrollment has been dropping in Connecticut’s public schools for over a decade now. With the exception of a slight relief in the 2021-22 school year, schools in the state have lost more than 30,000 students since 2014.

Ethnicities in Litchfield County in 2023-24 School Year
Students’ Most Prevalent Ethnicity Percentage in Litchfield County Schools in 2023-24 School Year
School Most prevalent ethnicity Percent of Total Student Body Total Students
Ann Antolini School White 89.1% 247
Bakerville Consolidated School White 94.3% 106
Barkhamsted Elementary School White 90.2% 194
Bethlehem Elementary School White 80% 280
Black Rock School White 79.1% 268
Booth Free School White 90.6% 85
Botelle Elementary School White 87.5% 56
Center School White 90.5% 263
Colebrook Consolidated School White 90.9% 66
Cornwall Consolidated School White 84.5% 97
Eli Terry Jr. Middle School White 74.3% 276
Explorations White 68.2% 88
Fletcher W. Judson School White 83.4% 289
Forbes School White 45% 302
Goshen Center School White 87.5% 144
Harry S. Fisher Elementary School White 75.4% 293
Harwinton Consolidated School White 75.3% 368
Hill And Plain School White 56.3% 382
Housatonic Valley Regional High School White 80.5% 308
James Morris School White 94.6% 111
John Trumbull Primary School White 74% 653
Kent Center School White 82.2% 191
Lee H. Kellogg School White 92.5% 80
Litchfield High School White 86.5% 230
Litchfield Intermediate School White 88% 175
Litchfield Middle School White 89.1% 147
Mary P. Hinsdale School White 77.2% 303
Mitchell Elementary School White 78.6% 327
New Hartford Elementary School White 85.9% 99
New Milford High School White 66.3% 1,207
Nonnewaug High School White 85% 652
North Canaan Elementary School White 76.6% 244
Northville Elementary School White 69.4% 444
Northwestern Regional High School White 92.9% 521
Northwestern Regional Middle School White 93.2% 235
Oliver Wolcott Technical High School White 74.4% 648
Pearson School White 77% 300
Plymouth Center School White 75.5% 327
Polk School White 75% 312
Salisbury Central School White 78.9% 303
Sarah Noble Intermediate School White 65.9% 754
Schaghticoke Middle School White 66.3% 777
Sharon Center School White 83% 106
Shepaug Valley School White 83.7% 496
Southwest School White 52.1% 305
Swift Middle School White 79.3% 585
Terryville High School White 74.6% 370
The Burnham School White 90.3% 72
The Gilbert School White 68% 447
Thomaston Center School White 84.3% 197
Thomaston High School White 83.4% 295
Torringford School White 48% 623
Torrington High School White 42% 1,012
Torrington Middle School White 46.4% 969
Vogel-Wetmore School Hispanic 46% 576
Wamogo Regional High School White 89.2% 379
Wamogo Regional Middle School White 86.8% 152
Warren Elementary School White 92.6% 54
Washington Primary School White 80.6% 139
Watertown High School White 80.6% 715
Woodbury Middle School White 85% 313


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