New Canaan High School - New Canaan, Connecticut/CT

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New Canaan High School

11 Farm Rd., New Canaan, CT, 06840-6699 -

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Definition of Terms

New Canaan High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades KG - 12

County

Fairfield County, CT

Students & Faculty

Total Students

878 students

% Male / % Female

53% / 47%

Total Classroom Teachers

81 teachers

Students by Grade

Kind - 3 students

Grade 9 - 3 students

Grade 10 - 325 students

Grade 11 - 293 students

Grade 12 - 254 students

This School

(CT) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:11

1:13

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(CT) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	3%	2%
% Hispanic	3%	13%
% Black	1%	16%
% White	93%	67%

Additional Student Information

This School

(CT) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

19%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

n/a

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(CT) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

New Canaan School District

This School's Agency

(CT) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	6	6
Number of Students Managed	4,132 students	2,969 students
District Total Revenue	$63,686,000	$38,028,000
District Expenditure	$63,259,000	$36,375,000
District Revenue / Student	$15,413	$12,808
District Expenditure / Student	$15,310	$12,252
District Graduation Rates	97%	79%

Monday's Scholastic Roundups (Stamford Advocate)
posted on November 3, 2009 at 04:06:38 am
BOYS SOCCER Ridgefield 3, Bridgeport Central 0: No. 2 seed Ridgefield blanked No. 3 seed Central in FCIAC playoff semifinal round action late Monday night.
Greenwich High soccer, field hockey teams reach semis (Greenwich Post)
posted on November 2, 2009 at 01:31:47 am
The Greenwich High School athletic teams will be quite busy the next few days, as the boys and girls soccer teams, as well as the field hockey team, has reached the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference semifinals.
The Dish: Mel Gibson, Kim Basinger, A-Rod and Teixeira seen around Greenwich (Norwalk Advocate)
posted on November 1, 2009 at 06:20:21 pm
Scene "¦ Greenwich resident and New York Yankees All-Star first baseman Mark Teixeira was seen Tuesday night -- the night before the World Series opener in the Bronx -- having dinner at Rebecca's in Glenville with his wife Leigh and former Sony Music chief Don Ienner, president and owner of IMO (In My Opinion) music management company.
JANICE ANN's JOURNAL: Kids out selling items for various fundraisers (The Lufkin Daily News)
posted on November 1, 2009 at 05:04:16 am
The kids are out selling. I bought cookie dough for the drill team from Amy Yates, a Panther umbrella for the band from Polly Goodier for Dylan, pork butt roast for the baseball team from Patrick Haney, cookie dough for Hudson school from Hanna Westerman and items for Brookhollow Elementary School from Morgan Parker. Be aware that they are out with their items. Then Tyler Jumper was selling ...
THE DISH: Mel Gibson, Kim Basinger, A-Rod and Teixeira seen around town (Greenwich Time)
posted on October 31, 2009 at 06:20:11 pm
Scene "¦ Greenwich resident and New York Yankees All-Star first baseman Mark Teixeira was seen Tuesday night -- the night before the World Series opener in the Bronx -- having dinner at

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New Canaan High School is a public high school in New Canaan, Connecticut.
History
Construction on the school was finalized in 1971. The school is located on grounds donated by the Lapham family, carving off approximiately 46 acres of Waveny Park.
The donations of land came in two installments, one being in 1964 and the second being in 1966.
The school is at the intersection of Farm Rd and South Avenue, with the latter being a major thoroughfare into and out of downtown New Canaan. The school is setback from South Avenue by a wetlands buffer which includes running trails.
Campus
The school recently completed a multi-year, $60+ million dollar renovation. An additional $14 million was spent on asbestos abatement, a portion of which was reimbursed through the settlement of an asbestos related lawsuit.
Athletics
New Canaan High School is part of the FCIAC athletic conference.
The boys' lacrosse team last won the FCIAC and State Championship in 2003 (an undefeated 22-0 season). The team was coached by Mr. Howard Benedict.
Notable alumni
Katherine Heigl
Ann Coulter
Martin Mull
Max Pacioretty
Bill Toomey (through 11th grade)
Jon Vitti
Pictures
Image:Hawkes_Plaza.JPG|Hawes Plaza - Lower fieldImage:NCHS_Lower_Field.JPG|Lower Field - artificial turf and lights
External links
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