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/
Data showed that Litchfield County welcomed 20,957 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 2.4% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 61 schools in Litchfield County, Torrington High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 69 students.
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
Enrollment Demographics in Litchfield County Schools During 2023-24 School Year
| School Name | % of Black Students | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Southwest School | 6.9% | 305 |
| Torrington High School | 6.8% | 1,012 |
| Vogel-Wetmore School | 6.8% | 576 |
| Torringford School | 6.4% | 623 |
| Forbes School | 6% | 302 |
| Torrington Middle School | 5.3% | 969 |
| John Trumbull Primary School | 4.6% | 653 |
| Polk School | 4.5% | 312 |
| New Milford High School | 4.4% | 1,207 |
| Watertown High School | 4.3% | 715 |
| Swift Middle School | 4.3% | 585 |
| Schaghticoke Middle School | 4.2% | 777 |
| North Canaan Elementary School | 4.1% | 244 |
| Fletcher W. Judson School | 3.1% | 289 |
| Pearson School | 3% | 300 |
| Northville Elementary School | 2.5% | 444 |
| Terryville High School | 2.4% | 370 |
| Sarah Noble Intermediate School | 2.4% | 754 |
| Salisbury Central School | 2.3% | 303 |
| Nonnewaug High School | 1.4% | 652 |
| Cornwall Consolidated School | 0% | 97 |
| Sharon Center School | 0% | 106 |
| Colebrook Consolidated School | 0% | 66 |
| Lee H. Kellogg School | 0% | 80 |
| Explorations | 0% | 88 |
| Thomaston High School | 0% | 295 |
| Thomaston Center School | 0% | 197 |
| Black Rock School | 0% | 268 |
| Harwinton Consolidated School | 0% | 368 |
| James Morris School | 0% | 111 |
| Warren Elementary School | 0% | 54 |
| Wamogo Regional High School | 0% | 379 |
| Goshen Center School | 0% | 144 |
| Wamogo Regional Middle School | 0% | 152 |
| Housatonic Valley Regional High School | 0% | 308 |
| Botelle Elementary School | 0% | 56 |
| New Hartford Elementary School | 0% | 99 |
| Bakerville Consolidated School | 0% | 106 |
| Ann Antolini School | 0% | 247 |
| Kent Center School | 0% | 191 |
| Oliver Wolcott Technical High School | 0% | 648 |
| Litchfield Intermediate School | 0% | 175 |
| Litchfield Middle School | 0% | 147 |
| Center School | 0% | 263 |
| Litchfield High School | 0% | 230 |
| Hill And Plain School | 0% | 382 |
| Eli Terry Jr. Middle School | 0% | 276 |
| Harry S. Fisher Elementary School | 0% | 293 |
| Plymouth Center School | 0% | 327 |
| Northwestern Regional Middle School | 0% | 235 |
| Northwestern Regional High School | 0% | 521 |
| Shepaug Valley School | 0% | 496 |
| Booth Free School | 0% | 85 |
| The Burnham School | 0% | 72 |
| Washington Primary School | 0% | 139 |
| Bethlehem Elementary School | 0% | 280 |
| Woodbury Middle School | 0% | 313 |
| Mitchell Elementary School | 0% | 327 |
| The Gilbert School | 0% | 447 |
| Mary P. Hinsdale School | 0% | 303 |
| Barkhamsted Elementary School | 0% | 194 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
The Gilbert School• Shepaug Valley School• Mitchell Elementary School• Torrington Middle School• Northwestern Regional High School• Goshen Center School• Schaghticoke Middle School• Salisbury Central School• Forbes School• New Milford High School• Kent Center School• Lee H. Kellogg School• Mary P. Hinsdale School• Pearson School• John Trumbull Primary School• Barkhamsted Elementary School• Torringford School• Northville Elementary School• North Canaan Elementary School• The Burnham School• Vogel-Wetmore School• New Hartford Elementary School• Litchfield Middle School• Polk School• Center School• Swift Middle School• Southwest School• Litchfield Intermediate School• Northwestern Regional Middle School• Warren Elementary School• James Morris School• Cornwall Consolidated School• Black Rock School• Botelle Elementary School• Bethlehem Elementary School• Sharon Center School• Booth Free School• Plymouth Center School• Housatonic Valley Regional High School• Torrington High School• Woodbury Middle School• Terryville High School• Ann Antolini School• Sarah Noble Intermediate School• Hill and Plain School• Connecticut State Department of Education• Watertown High School• Washington Primary School• Litchfield High School• Nonnewaug High School• Fletcher W. Judson School• Bakerville Consolidated School• Harry S. Fisher Elementary School• Thomaston Center School• Colebrook Consolidated School• Thomaston High School• Wamogo Regional High School• Eli Terry Jr. Middle School• Harwinton Consolidated School• Wamogo Regional Middle School• Explorations Inc.
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