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Litchfield County Education: 506 Black students were enrolled in schools in 2023-24 school year

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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/

There were 506 Black students enrolled in Litchfield County in the 2023-24 school year, 1% more than the previous year, according to the according to the Connecticut State Department of Education.

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
White [72.1%]Hispanic [18.7%]Ethnicities <5% [6.6%]
Enrollment Demographics in Litchfield County Schools During 2023-24 School Year
School Name% of Black StudentsTotal Enrollment
Southwest School6.9%305
Torrington High School6.8%1,012
Vogel-Wetmore School6.8%576
Torringford School6.4%623
Forbes School6%302
Torrington Middle School5.3%969
John Trumbull Primary School4.6%653
Polk School4.5%312
New Milford High School4.4%1,207
Watertown High School4.3%715
Swift Middle School4.3%585
Schaghticoke Middle School4.2%777
North Canaan Elementary School4.1%244
Fletcher W. Judson School3.1%289
Pearson School3%300
Northville Elementary School2.5%444
Terryville High School2.4%370
Sarah Noble Intermediate School2.4%754
Salisbury Central School2.3%303
Nonnewaug High School1.4%652
Cornwall Consolidated School0%97
Sharon Center School0%106
Colebrook Consolidated School0%66
Lee H. Kellogg School0%80
Explorations0%88
Thomaston High School0%295
Thomaston Center School0%197
Black Rock School0%268
Harwinton Consolidated School0%368
James Morris School0%111
Warren Elementary School0%54
Wamogo Regional High School0%379
Goshen Center School0%144
Wamogo Regional Middle School0%152
Housatonic Valley Regional High School0%308
Botelle Elementary School0%56
New Hartford Elementary School0%99
Bakerville Consolidated School0%106
Ann Antolini School0%247
Kent Center School0%191
Oliver Wolcott Technical High School0%648
Litchfield Intermediate School0%175
Litchfield Middle School0%147
Center School0%263
Litchfield High School0%230
Hill And Plain School0%382
Eli Terry Jr. Middle School0%276
Harry S. Fisher Elementary School0%293
Plymouth Center School0%327
Northwestern Regional Middle School0%235
Northwestern Regional High School0%521
Shepaug Valley School0%496
Booth Free School0%85
The Burnham School0%72
Washington Primary School0%139
Bethlehem Elementary School0%280
Woodbury Middle School0%313
Mitchell Elementary School0%327
The Gilbert School0%447
Mary P. Hinsdale School0%303
Barkhamsted Elementary School0%194

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

The Gilbert SchoolShepaug Valley SchoolMitchell Elementary SchoolTorrington Middle SchoolNorthwestern Regional High SchoolGoshen Center SchoolSchaghticoke Middle SchoolSalisbury Central SchoolForbes SchoolNew Milford High SchoolKent Center SchoolLee H. Kellogg SchoolMary P. Hinsdale SchoolPearson SchoolJohn Trumbull Primary SchoolBarkhamsted Elementary SchoolTorringford SchoolNorthville Elementary SchoolNorth Canaan Elementary SchoolThe Burnham SchoolVogel-Wetmore SchoolNew Hartford Elementary SchoolLitchfield Middle SchoolPolk SchoolCenter SchoolSwift Middle SchoolSouthwest SchoolLitchfield Intermediate SchoolNorthwestern Regional Middle SchoolWarren Elementary SchoolJames Morris SchoolCornwall Consolidated SchoolBlack Rock SchoolBotelle Elementary SchoolBethlehem Elementary SchoolSharon Center SchoolBooth Free SchoolPlymouth Center SchoolHousatonic Valley Regional High SchoolTorrington High SchoolWoodbury Middle SchoolTerryville High SchoolAnn Antolini SchoolSarah Noble Intermediate SchoolHill and Plain SchoolConnecticut State Department of EducationWatertown High SchoolWashington Primary SchoolLitchfield High SchoolNonnewaug High SchoolFletcher W. Judson SchoolBakerville Consolidated SchoolHarry S. Fisher Elementary SchoolThomaston Center SchoolColebrook Consolidated SchoolThomaston High SchoolWamogo Regional High SchoolEli Terry Jr. Middle SchoolHarwinton Consolidated SchoolWamogo Regional Middle SchoolExplorations Inc.

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