Top Ranked New Canaan 草榴社区 Schools (2026-27)

New Canaan Country School

Gr: NS-9 | 555 students

Avg. class size: 16 students

Sports: 13 | Extracurriculars: 16

635 Frogtown Road

New Canaan, CT 06840

(203) 972-0771

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St. Luke's School

Gr: 5-12 | 611 students

Avg. class size: 13 students

Sports: 14 | Extracurriculars: 10

377 North Wilton Road

New Canaan, CT 06840

(203) 801-4833

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New Canaan, CT 草榴社区 School Trends (10-Year)

草榴社区 Schools

-33.3% (-1 school) 10-yr

1,166

Students

-16.8% (-236 students) 10-yr

$57,535

Avg. Tuition

+167.3% (+$36,007) 10-yr

Avg. Class Size

-11.8% (-2 students) 10-yr

21%

Students of Color

+31.3% (+5.0 pp) 10-yr

7:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

+16.7% (+1.0) 10-yr

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Enrollment & Diversity

Category

This Town (New Canaan)

This State (CT)

# Schools

2 Schools

419 Schools

# Students

1,166 Students

64,529 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per 草榴社区 School
Year	New Canaan, CT Avg	Connecticut (CT)	National
2025	571	165	179
2024	571	161	172
2023	579	163	174
2022	458	168	185
2021	454	166	180
2020	465	163	171
2019	465	167	175
2018	460	165	172
2017	458	175	180
2016	467	172	178
2015	467	167	167

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% Students of Color

21%

31%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	New Canaan, CT Avg	Connecticut (CT)	National
2025	21%	31%	34%
2024	15%	31%	34%
2023	19%	30%	33%
2022	20%	28%	33%
2021	20%	28%	32%
2020	17%	28%	32%
2019	20%	25%	31%
2018	20%	25%	31%
2017	20%	25%	32%
2016	18%	25%	32%
2015	16%	27%	32%

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0.27

0.63

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	New Canaan, CT Avg	Connecticut (CT)	National
2025	0.27	0.63	0.65
2024	0.27	0.63	0.65
2023	0.27	0.62	0.65
2022	0.35	0.59	0.64
2021	0.35	0.59	0.64
2020	0.40	0.59	0.64
2019	0.40	0.56	0.63
2018	0.40	0.56	0.63
2017	0.39	0.53	0.61
2016	0.44	0.54	0.61
2015	0.44	0.54	0.61

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# American Indian Students

1 Student

716 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

11 Students

2,908 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	New Canaan, CT Avg	Connecticut (CT)	National
2025	2%	5%	5%
2024	2%	5%	5%
2023	2%	5%	5%
2022	1%	5%	4%
2021	1%	5%	4%
2020	1%	5%	4%
2019	1%	5%	4%
2018	1%	5%	4%
2017	2%	4%	4%
2016	1%	4%	4%
2015	1%	4%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

14 Students

5,562 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	New Canaan, CT Avg	Connecticut (CT)	National
2025	2%	9%	9%
2024	2%	9%	9%
2023	2%	8%	9%
2022	4%	7%	8%
2021	4%	7%	9%
2020	4%	8%	9%
2019	4%	6%	8%
2018	4%	6%	8%
2017	4%	5%	8%
2016	4%	6%	8%
2015	4%	6%	8%

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# Black Students

60 Students

4,891 Students

% Black Students

11%

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	New Canaan, CT Avg	Connecticut (CT)	National
2025	11%	8%	7%
2024	11%	8%	7%
2023	11%	7%	8%
2022	9%	8%	7%
2021	9%	8%	7%
2020	8%	8%	8%
2019	8%	7%	7%
2018	8%	7%	7%
2017	8%	7%	7%
2016	8%	7%	7%
2015	8%	8%	8%

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# White Students

480 Students

34,906 Students

% White Students

85%

56%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	New Canaan, CT Avg	Connecticut (CT)	National
2025	85%	56%	52%
2024	85%	56%	52%
2023	85%	58%	52%
2022	80%	61%	54%
2021	80%	60%	54%
2020	77%	60%	54%
2019	77%	64%	56%
2018	77%	64%	56%
2017	77%	66%	58%
2016	74%	65%	58%
2015	73%	65%	58%

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# Hawaiian Students

n/a

63 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

n/a

12,827 Students

% of Others Students

n/a

21%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	New Canaan, CT Avg	Connecticut (CT)	National
2022	4%	19%	25%
2021	4%	20%	25%
2020	8%	19%	24%
2019	8%	18%	24%
2018	8%	18%	23%
2017	7%	18%	22%
2016	12%	18%	22%
2015	12%	17%	21%

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# Teachers

179 Teachers

7,884 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

7:1

8:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	New Canaan, CT Avg	Connecticut (CT)	National
2025	6:1	8:1	11:1
2024	6:1	8:1	11:1
2023	6:1	8:1	11:1
2022	7:1	8:1	11:1
2021	7:1	8:1	11:1
2020	7:1	8:1	12:1
2019	7:1	8:1	12:1
2018	7:1	8:1	12:1
2017	7:1	9:1	12:1
2016	6:1	9:1	12:1
2015	6:1	9:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

72%

70%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	New Canaan, CT Avg	Connecticut (CT)	National
2025	72%	70%	55%
2024	77%	70%	54%
2023	69%	68%	54%
2022	69%	68%	54%
2021	73%	69%	54%
2020	73%	69%	54%
2019	73%	69%	53%
2018	75%	68%	53%
2017	76%	68%	53%
2016	71%	68%	52%
2015	73%	69%	52%

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Average Class Size

15 students

14 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	New Canaan, CT Avg	Connecticut (CT)	National
2025	15	14	15
2024	15	13	15
2023	15	13	15
2022	17	13	15
2021	17	13	15
2020	17	14	15
2019	17	14	15
2018	17	14	15
2017	17	14	15
2016	17	14	15
2015	17	13	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

4 courses

18 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	New Canaan, CT Avg	Connecticut (CT)	National
2025	4	16	13
2024	4	15	12
2023	4	15	11
2022	4	15	11
2021	17	15	11
2020	17	16	11
2019	17	16	11
2018	19	15	11
2017	20	14	10
2016	11	14	10
2015	11	15	10

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Average SAT score

1350

(Out of 1600)

1254

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SAT Score Trends (2017-2025)
Year	New Canaan, CT Avg	Connecticut (CT)	National
2025	1350	1247	1233
2024	1330	1254	1230
2023	1336	1244	1228
2022	1320	1242	1229
2021	1310	1240	1229
2020	1310	1239	1226
2019	1310	1241	1226
2018	1320	1257	1226
2017	1320	1266	1233

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2017-2025)
Year	New Canaan, CT Avg	Connecticut (CT)	National
2025	31	28	26
2024	30	28	26
2023	30	28	26
2022	30	27	26
2021	29	27	26
2020	29	27	25
2019	29	27	25
2018	30	27	25
2017	29	27	25

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Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$57,535

$28,702

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	New Canaan, CT Avg	Connecticut (CT)	National
2025	$56,130	$28,288	$15,012
2024	$53,710	$30,554	$13,254
2023	$52,150	$28,947	$12,626
2022	$25,995	$28,819	$12,187
2021	$24,630	$26,681	$11,800
2020	$24,630	$26,067	$11,512
2019	$24,630	$24,505	$11,293
2018	$23,975	$25,386	$11,017
2017	$23,480	$24,171	$10,708
2016	$22,400	$23,194	$10,356
2015	$21,528	$21,099	$9,939

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Average % on Financial Aid

24%

37%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	New Canaan, CT Avg	Connecticut (CT)	National
2025	24%	36%	34%
2024	24%	37%	34%
2023	23%	36%	34%
2022	22%	35%	33%
2021	22%	35%	33%
2020	18%	35%	32%
2019	18%	33%	31%
2018	18%	32%	30%
2017	18%	30%	30%
2016	18%	29%	29%
2015	20%	29%	28%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$39,260

$17,238

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	New Canaan, CT Avg	Connecticut (CT)	National
2025	$39,260	$17,086	$7,073
2024	$39,260	$16,673	$6,930
2023	$38,660	$17,289	$6,469
2022	$37,000	$17,371	$6,289
2021	$37,000	$16,911	$6,055
2020	$31,650	$16,537	$5,921
2019	$31,650	$16,496	$5,795
2018	$30,900	$16,370	$5,456
2017	$33,390	$15,732	$5,319
2016	$31,000	$14,806	$5,105
2015	$25,000	$13,132	$5,030

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Average Endowment Size

$50.35 million

$64.96 million

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Endowment Trends (2017-2025)
Year	New Canaan, CT Avg	Connecticut (CT)	National
2025	$50 M	$59 M	$39 M
2024	$47 M	$63 M	$39 M
2023	$47 M	$63 M	$39 M
2022	$49 M	$64 M	$40 M
2021	$42 M	$65 M	$40 M
2020	$36 M	$65 M	$40 M
2019	$36 M	$67 M	$40 M
2018	$36 M	$82 M	$43 M
2017	$34 M	$90 M	$45 M

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Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

54%

71%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	New Canaan, CT Avg	Connecticut (CT)	National
2025	54%	71%	81%
2024	54%	70%	85%
2023	54%	69%	85%
2022	55%	68%	85%
2021	54%	69%	85%
2020	54%	68%	85%
2019	54%	69%	85%
2018	52%	69%	85%
2017	52%	70%	85%
2016	26%	69%	85%
2015	28%	69%	85%

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Average Number of Extracurriculars

13 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

14 sports

10 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private schools in New Canaan, CT?

The private schools in New Canaan, CT include New Canaan Country School and St. Luke's School.

How many private schools are located in New Canaan?

2 private schools are located in New Canaan.

What percentage of students in New Canaan go to private school?

22% of all K-12 students in New Canaan are educated in private schools (compared to the CT state average of 12%).

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