New Canaan High School

At 11 Farm Rd. in New Canaan, Connecticut, New Canaan High School operates as a large high school. The school's 1,257 students are in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 60% higher than the average for high schools in Connecticut, which is about 788.

New Canaan School District enrolls 4,040 students in 5 schools, including New Canaan High School.

By race and ethnicity, New Canaan High School is 78% White. It is also 9% Asian, 7% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Western Connecticut Planning Region is roughly 61% White. New Canaan High School has a diversity index of 38%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

At New Canaan High School, 102.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 12.3:1. Across high schools in Connecticut, the average ratio is about 12.3:1. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 0% of enrollment. That is 32 points below the 33% average for public schools in Western Connecticut Planning Region.

Census Bureau estimates for Western Connecticut Planning Region show that median household income is about $128,188, 56% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 149 public schools operate in Western Connecticut Planning Region, serving about 90,520 students.

The closest public school, South School, is about 0.2 miles from New Canaan High School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.

Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 1,344 to 1,257. Students per teacher fell from 13.7 in 2020-21 to 12.3 in 2024-25.

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