2024 Compare Cities Education:
Torrington, CT vs Lima, OH

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Highlights
- Lima spends 49.1% less per student than Torrington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 43.6% higher in Lima than in Torrington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lima had 3.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Torrington
 Torrington, CTLima, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student$26,218$13,333$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$22,442$11,493$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$13,331$6,792$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.5316.5616.23
 Students per Librarian3868804573
 Students per Counselor282464530
 Grade School Educ.4.1%2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%10.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.9%86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%22.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.7%9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.5%10.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.8%2.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%0.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.3%0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Torrington    8 Reviews

I bought a bank owned house in Torrington in 2011 and actually sold it for less in 2018 just to get out of this horrible place. The taxes are awful, 46 mill rate for  More

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I have lived and worked in Torrington for 25 years, but am not originally from here. Torrington is the biggest city, really the only city, in NW CT. Further north and  More

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Except for the winter (which I don't like anywhere), this region is beautiful. Torrington is an old mill town, so parts of it are definitely rough around the edges. On  More

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Reviews for Lima    7 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

This is the most depressed city I have ever been in. It is a ghetto town and is very sad. The mall has nothing to offer and many retailers have moved out. Their style  More

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Over 15 years ago

Want to know what the best thing is about Lima? Nothing! Most places have at least a few things that make them unique and appealing. Not Lima; as a matter of fact, I am  More

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Over 16 years ago

I grew up around Dayton/ Lima area. We are seriously thinking of moving someplace warmer - south east. We have lived here because this is where our family if from. We  More

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