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South School

Serves grades KG - 4

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
8 Farm Rd.
New Canaan, CT 06840
Phone
(203) 594-4313
District
New Canaan School District
County
WESTERN CONNECTICUT PLANNING REGION
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
507
Classroom Teachers
47

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Connecticut

10

(10 is best)

Better than 100.0% of all CT schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

South School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

100 80 60 40 20 0
91%
48%
89%
46%
92%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
91%
49%
89%
49%
92%
49%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
11
12
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 95 18.7%
Grade 1 85 16.8%
Grade 2 95 18.7%
Grade 3 126 24.9%
Grade 4 106 20.9%
Total 507 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 83.9% 84.4% 49.8%
Black 0.6% 1.4% 13.1%
Hispanic 7.2% 6.6% 31.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 7.8% 7.4% 5.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported 40.5%
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported 34.8%
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported 5.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 20,639 3,617,176
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 929.9 745
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.1% 5.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 26.0% 18.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 21.1% 31.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 32.0% 27.3%
65 OR OLDER 15.8% 18.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 7,025 1,420,170
Single Parent Households With Children 3.4% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 98.8% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 82.3% 41.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 69.4% 29.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 10.8% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 4.7% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 6.2% 13.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 4.8% 11.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 1.8% 8.5%
$15,000 or less 2.3% 7.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $15,309 $63,806,000 54.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,306 $9,613,000 8.2%
Staff $1,010 $4,210,000 3.6%
General Administration $393 $1,639,000 1.4%
School Administration $1,324 $5,519,000 4.7%
Operation $2,445 $10,192,000 8.7%
Transportation $1,371 $5,716,000 4.9%
Other $1,423 $5,929,000 5.1%
Total Support $10,273 $42,818,000 36.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,404 $10,020,000 8.6%
Total Expenditures $27,986 $116,644,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,725 $6,534,583,000 52.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,630 $836,790,000 6.7%
Staff $779 $400,100,000 3.2%
General Administration $505 $259,319,000 2.1%
School Administration $1,234 $633,707,000 5.1%
Operation $1,918 $985,042,000 7.9%
Transportation $969 $497,686,000 4.0%
Other $716 $367,425,000 2.9%
Total Support $7,751 $3,980,069,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,787 $1,944,552,000 15.6%
Total Expenditures $24,263 $12,459,204,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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