North Canaan Elementary School

Located at 90 Pease Street, in North Canaan, Connecticut, North Canaan Elementary School is a cozy elementary campus that caters to 245 students (grades pre-K through 8), operated by North Canaan School District. That puts it 35% leaner than the typical public school in Connecticut, which averages around 378 students.

North Canaan Elementary School sits inside North Canaan School District, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On the student-mix side, North Canaan Elementary School logs that White students make up the majority at 76%. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 4% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, North Canaan Elementary School logs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.6:1, putting North Canaan Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Northwest Hills Planning Region) reports that the typical household earns roughly $93,551 per year, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Northwest Hills Planning Region runs 50 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,539 students), of which North Canaan Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Undermountain, around 5.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

North Canaan Elementary School operates from a low-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 13%: 281 students in 2018 compared to 245 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 84% to 76% across the same window.

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