Canaan School District operates 1 public schools serving 169 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Vermont. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 other schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. Aggregated across those campuses, enrollment totals 184 pupils using the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is geographically located in Essex County County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $28,270 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, which aggregates every revenue and spending line reported under federal accounting standards. The funding mix is 28.5% local, 70.2% state, and 1.3% federal — a breakdown that matters because districts leaning heavily on local revenue are more exposed to property-tax swings, while higher federal shares typically track Title I concentration. Average teacher compensation clocks in at $99,691 per NCES F-33, a signal of the district's ability to recruit and retain staff against neighbouring districts.
a 184:1 student-counselor ratio that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 34.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.9% White, 2.7% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% African American across the district's schools.
Canaan Schools accounts for 100.0% of all Canaan School District student enrollment
That concentration — well above the 8.4% national median for largest-entity share — means Canaan School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: other. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Canaan School District student-counselor ratio is 184:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment — districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Canaan School District chronic absenteeism rate is 34.2% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason — illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Canaan School District has 1 schools, including 1 other. Total enrollment is 169 students.
How much does Canaan School District spend per student?
Canaan School District spends $28,270 per student.
What is the average teacher salary in Canaan School District?
The average teacher salary in Canaan School District is $99,691 per year, according to the NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey.
What is the average rent near Canaan School District?
The HUD Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom in Essex County County is $N/A/month (2026). This affects housing affordability for families in the district.
What is the demographic composition of Canaan School District?
Canaan School District students are 92.9% White, 2.7% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% African American, 1.1% Asian, averaged across 1 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.