Center School

Center School is a small elementary school in Litchfield, Connecticut, administered by Litchfield School District. Enrollment stands at 263 students, covering pre-K through 3. The school is 30% below the average for elementary schools in Connecticut.

Center School is among 4 schools run by Litchfield School District, which serves 815 students.

White students account for 90% of the school's enrollment. The school is also 7% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 18%.

There are about 10.2 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Center School, which has 25.5. Elementary schools in Connecticut average 12.6:1, 2.4 more students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Center School is about 24%. That is lower than the 37% average for public schools in Northwest Hills Planning Region.

American Community Survey estimates for Northwest Hills Planning Region show that median household income comes to about $93,551, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Northwest Hills Planning Region counts 50 public schools with about 14,539 students.

Litchfield Center School is the nearest public school to Center School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Center School, there are at least 8 other public schools.

In the federal locale system, Center School is coded Town: Fringe, for schools in a town close to an urbanized area.

Between 2017-18 and 2023-24, Center School had a net loss of 32 students, or 11%. The school's ratio increased from 9.2:1 to 10.3:1 between 2017-18 and 2023-24.

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