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1 / 25#25. New Canaan High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: New Canaan Public Schools, CT
- Enrollment: 1,257 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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Stacker compiled a list of the best high schools in Connecticut using data from the Niche. Niche uses seven weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on academics, but other factors include culture and diversity; sports; clubs and activities; resources; and surveys of parents, teachers, and students. You can read more about Niche's methodology here.
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2 / 25#24. King School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Stamford, CT
- Enrollment: 732 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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3 / 25#23. Staples High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Westport School District, CT
- Enrollment: 1,629 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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4 / 25#22. Kingswood Oxford School
- School type: Private School
- Location: West Hartford, CT
- Enrollment: 507 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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5 / 25#21. Greenwich Country Day School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Greenwich, CT
- Enrollment: 1,400 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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6 / 25#20. Westover School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Middlebury, CT
- Enrollment: 194 (4:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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7 / 25#19. Avon Old Farms School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Avon, CT
- Enrollment: 406 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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8 / 25#18. The Ethel Walker School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Simsbury, CT
- Enrollment: 225 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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9 / 25#17. Greens Farms Academy
- School type: Private School
- Location: Westport, CT
- Enrollment: 750 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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10 / 25#16. Sacred Heart Greenwich
- School type: Private School
- Location: Greenwich, CT
- Enrollment: 617 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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11 / 25#15. St. Luke's School
- School type: Private School
- Location: New Canaan, CT
- Enrollment: 611 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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12 / 25#14. Westminster School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Simsbury, CT
- Enrollment: 434 (5:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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13 / 25#13. Pomfret School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Pomfret, CT
- Enrollment: 350 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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14 / 25#12. Hamden Hall Country Day School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Hamden, CT
- Enrollment: 680 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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15 / 25#11. Greenwich Academy
- School type: Private School
- Location: Greenwich, CT
- Enrollment: 832 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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16 / 25#10. Suffield Academy
- School type: Private School
- Location: Suffield, CT
- Enrollment: 415 (4:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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17 / 25#9. Kent School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Kent, CT
- Enrollment: 520 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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18 / 25#8. The Frederick Gunn School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Washington, CT
- Enrollment: 345 (5:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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19 / 25#7. Miss Porter's School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Farmington, CT
- Enrollment: 350 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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20 / 25#6. Hopkins School
- School type: Private School
- Location: New Haven, CT
- Enrollment: 720 (5:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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21 / 25#5. The Taft School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Watertown, CT
- Enrollment: 592 (4:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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22 / 25#4. Pierrepont School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Westport, CT
- Enrollment: 126 (3:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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23 / 25#3. The Loomis Chaffee School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Windsor, CT
- Enrollment: 748 (4:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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24 / 25#2. Choate Rosemary Hall
- School type: Private School
- Location: Wallingford, CT
- Enrollment: 859 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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25 / 25#1. The Hotchkiss School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Lakeville, CT
- Enrollment: 636 (4:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
