Center School

Center School is one of the intimate K-5 schools in Litchfield, Connecticut, operated by Litchfield School District, with 263 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 3. That puts it 30% smaller than the typical public school in Connecticut, which averages around 378 students.

Center School is one of 4 schools operated by Litchfield School District, a district that teaches 815 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Center School records that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder consists of 7% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.2:1. The state averages around 12.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 24% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Northwest Hills Planning Region runs at roughly 37%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Northwest Hills Planning Region put the typical household earns roughly $93,551 per year, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Center School is one of 50 public schools in Northwest Hills Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 14,539 students).

The closest other public school is Litchfield Center School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Center School operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Center School's enrollment has contracted 11% since 2018, when it stood at 295 (now 263). Class-load math has loosened: from 9.2:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 in 2024.

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