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CT Regular Public School District 5 Schools

New Canaan School District

New Canaan, CT 06840 • Western Connecticut Planning Region County • 5 Operating Schools
(203) 594-4018
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District Administrative Profile

Source: NCES 2024-2025
District Structure Regular Public School District
Grade Span Offered PK-12
Locale Setting Suburb: Large
Supervisory Union None (Independent)
NCES District ID 0902700
State Identifier CT-0900011
County FIPS 09190
Charter Classification Not a charter district
Operating Schools 5 schools
Central Office Phone (203) 594-4018
Administrative Office Location 220 Elm Street
New Canaan, CT 06840

Geographic Service Area (Counties, Municipalities & ZIPs)

District Public School Enrollment & Staffing Trends

NCES Multi-Year Cohorts
0 2,500 5,000 2020-2021: 4,215 students 4,215 2020-2021 2021-2022: 4,118 students 4,118 -2.3% 2021-2022 2022-2023: 4,149 students 4,149 +0.8% 2022-2023 2023-2024: 4,094 students 4,094 -1.3% 2023-2024 2024-2025: 4,040 students 4,040 -1.3% 2024-2025
School Year Operating Schools Total Students Teachers (FTE) Student/Teacher Ratio Total FRPL
2024-2025 5 4,040 352.8 11.5:1 3
2023-2024 5 4,094 349.3 11.7:1 N/A
2022-2023 5 4,149 353.8 11.7:1 15
2021-2022 5 4,118 334.8 12.3:1 15
2020-2021 5 4,215 335.6 12.6:1 15

Schools in this District (5)

Source: NCES 2024-2025

School Name Grades Level Type City Action
East School K-4 Elementary School Regular School New Canaan View ›
South School K-4 Elementary School Regular School New Canaan View ›
West School PK-4 Elementary School Regular School New Canaan View ›
New Canaan High School 9-12 High School Regular School New Canaan View ›
Saxe Middle School 5-8 Middle School Regular School New Canaan View ›