New Canaan High School

As a high-enrollment 9-12 campus in New Canaan, Connecticut, New Canaan High School educates 1,257 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by New Canaan School District. That puts it 60% bigger than the typical public school in Connecticut, which averages around 788 students.

New Canaan High School is one of 5 schools operated by New Canaan School District, a district that hosts 4,040 students overall.

Demographically, New Canaan High School lists that 78% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 9% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Western Connecticut Planning Region as a whole is about 61% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, New Canaan High School has 102 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.3:1. The state averages about 12.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 0% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Western Connecticut Planning Region runs at roughly 33%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, Western Connecticut Planning Region reports that median household income runs about $128,188, roughly 56% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. New Canaan High School is one of 149 public schools in Western Connecticut Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 90,520 students).

South School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 5%: 1,319 students in 2018 compared to 1,257 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 86% to 78% across the same window.

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