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New Canaan Country School

Po Box 997, New Canaan, CT, 06840-0684 -

School Overview:

	New Canaan Country School
School Membership(s)	National Association of Independent Schools State or regional independent school association
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades Prekindergarten - 9
Year Founded	1916
County	Fairfield County, CT
Student Body
Total Students	615 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(CT) School Avg.
% Students of Color	15%	25%
Students by Grade
	Pre-K - 50 students
	Kind - 54 students
	Grade 1 - 54 students
	Grade 2 - 54 students
	Grade 3 - 54 students
	Grade 4 - 54 students
	Grade 5 - 60 students
	Grade 6 - 64 students
	Grade 7 - 64 students
	Grade 8 - 64 students
	Grade 9 - 43 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	80 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree	60%
Average Class Size	16
	This School	(CT) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:7	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	170 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	8 hours	6 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline	None / Rolling
% on Financial Aid	18%
Acceptance Rate	20%
Head of School	Timothy R. Bazemore
Admissions Director	Pat Oakes
Sport
Total Sports Offered	11
	Sports
	Baseball	Basketball
	Cross Country	Field Hockey
	Football	Ice Hockey
	Lacrosse	Paddle Tennis
	Soccer	Softball
	Volley Ball

In the News:

Forty years later: Community reaps intern ‘experiment’ rewards (New Canaan Advertiser)
posted on November 19, 2009 at 04:10:22 pm
This is the final installment in a series about the 40th anniversary and legacy of a New Canaan educational venture. Click here for parts one and two .
Author returns to New Canaan (New Canaan Advertiser)
posted on November 13, 2009 at 11:55:58 am
For New Canaan native Jennifer Burns, her passion for literature and writing was apparent at a young age. “I would go to the New Canaan Library and have such an enormous stack of books that they would say I could not check them all out,” Burns told the Advertiser last week.
Community briefs (Stamford Advocate)
posted on October 25, 2009 at 11:15:04 pm
Last mayoral debate set for Thursday STAMFORD -- The Advocate and Stamford League of Women Voters will co-sponsor the final mayoral debate at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Ferguson Library's main branch at
Community Briefs 10.25 (Stamford Advocate)
posted on October 25, 2009 at 12:30:05 am
UConn honors former UN leader STAMFORD -- A reception and photo exhibition celebrating the life and work of U Thant, the former United Nations secretary general, will be held 5:30 p.
Calendar of events (New Canaan Advertiser)
posted on October 13, 2009 at 10:23:09 pm
Shopping, Styles & Smiles , 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Darien Sport Shop, 1127 Post Road. Trunk shows, informal modeling, refreshments and a chance to meet fashion designers are on offer as part of the Paint the Town Pink campaign.

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (06840)	School Zip (06840)	(CT) State Average
Population (Approximate)	19,402 people	3,405,565 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	75%	41%
Population Average Age	40 years old	37 years old
Average Household size	2.8 persons	2.4 persons
Median Household Income	$141,592	$56,323
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	8.1 rooms	5.6 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	49 years old	48 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	83% / 17%	64% / 36%