Torrington High School

Torrington High School is a mid-sized high school in Torrington, Connecticut, one of the schools in Torrington School District. Federal data show 1,034 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 788 students for high schools in Connecticut.

Torrington School District has 3,725 students in 6 schools, and Torrington High School is one of those schools.

Hispanic students account for 46% of enrollment at Torrington High School, more than any other group. Other groups make up 37% White, 8% Black, 6% Asian, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 9% of Northwest Hills Planning Region residents are Hispanic. The diversity index for Torrington High School is 64%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

There are 86.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 11.9:1. The average for high schools in Connecticut is about 12.3:1. Of all students at Torrington High School, 62% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 37% average for public schools in Northwest Hills Planning Region is 25 points lower.

For Northwest Hills Planning Region, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $93,551 a year, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Torrington High School, Northwest Hills Planning Region has 50 public schools.

Oliver Wolcott Technical High School, about 0.4 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.

The NCES locale for Torrington High School is Town: Fringe, which covers schools in a town close to an urbanized area.

Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 1,034, compared with 887 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.2:1 in 2020-21, and 11.9:1 in 2024-25.

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