Darien High School
Public · Grades 9–12 · 1,382 students
New Canaan High School
11 Farm Rd., New Canaan, CT 06840
Grades
9–12
High
Students
1,257
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
12.3 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
New Canaan School District
Western Connecticut Planning Region
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 194 Connecticut high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Connecticut high schools; the line marks the middle. Some measures aren't reported for this school, so the grade uses the ones available. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About New Canaan High School
New Canaan High School is a public high school in New Canaan, Connecticut, serving grades 9–12. It is part of New Canaan School District. The school is located in a large suburb in Western Connecticut Planning Region.
In the 2024–25 school year, 1,257 students were enrolled, with about 12.3 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Connecticut high school (11.1 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 194 Connecticut high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 9–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 1,257 students
- Students per teacher
- 12.3 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 27
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- New Canaan School District
- County
- Western Connecticut Planning Region
- NCES school ID
- 090270000531
Schools near New Canaan High School
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The Spire School
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.