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Torrington School District

Torrington, Connecticut · Public school district · #38 of 109 Connecticut districts by enrollment

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3,911

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$23,070

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 5% above the Connecticut median

12.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Connecticut median 11.5

Torrington School District is a public school district based in Torrington, Connecticut, serving 3,911 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #38 of the 109 Connecticut districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 66% of them. Its schools average 652 students each, more than the Connecticut median of 508. It spends about $23,070 per student on day-to-day operations, 5% more than the Connecticut median. It has roughly 12.1 students per teacher.

How Torrington compares

TorringtonConnecticut median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$23,070

Connecticut median $21,960 · 5% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$13,511

Connecticut median $13,098 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school652

Connecticut median 508 · 28% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher12.1

Connecticut median 11.5 · 5% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor489

Connecticut median 321 · 52% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$112.1 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 4%State 36%Local 60%

Measure	Torrington	Connecticut median	Year
Current spending per student	$23,070	$21,960	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$13,511	$13,098	FY2020-21
Total spending	$111.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$112.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	323	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	767	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	12.1	11.5	2024-25
Students per counselor	489	321	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Connecticut median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Peer districts in Connecticut

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Groton School DistrictMystic	4,009	7	$22,587	11.9	#36
Newtown School DistrictNewtown	3,924	7	$22,734	11.2	#37
Torrington School DistrictTorrington · this district	3,911	6	$23,070	12.1	#38
Newington School DistrictNewington	3,855	7	$22,168	12.8	#39
Wilton School DistrictWilton	3,782	4	$25,690	11.7	#40

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Belmont-Redwood Shores ElementaryBelmont, CA	3,914	$12,101	22.4
Nettleton School DistrictJonesboro, AR	3,910	$10,891	13.1
Shelbyville Central SchoolsShelbyville, IN	3,909	$9,286	16.1
Kaneland CUSD 302Maple Park, IL	3,908	$19,837	12.1

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

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