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School districts in Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT
Western Connecticut Planning Region has 16 regular public school districts, enrolling 88,039 students in 2024–25. The largest is Stamford School District (16,185 students, 18% of the county), followed by Danbury School District and Norwalk School District. All 16 offer kindergarten. Connecticut's kindergarten cutoff: turn 5 by September 1.
The 16 districts, largest first
| District and office | Grades | Schools | Students | Kindergarten | District office contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stamford School District 888 Washington Blvd. Box 9310, Stamford | Pre-K–12 | 21 | 16,185 | 963 | (203) 977-4543 |
| Danbury School District 40 Apple Ridge Road, Danbury | Pre-K–12 | 20 | 11,956 | 678 | (203) 797-4701 |
| Norwalk School District 125 East Avenue Box 6001, Norwalk | Pre-K–12 | 22 | 11,473 | 708 | (203) 854-4000 |
| Greenwich School District 290 Greenwich Ave, Greenwich | Pre-K–12 | 15 | 8,465 | 558 | (203) 625-7400 |
| Westport School District 110 Myrtle Avenue, Westport | Pre-K–12 | 8 | 5,281 | 349 | (203) 341-1025 |
| Darien School District 35 Leroy Ave., Darien | Pre-K–12 | 7 | 4,673 | 346 | (203) 656-7400 |
| Ridgefield School District 90 East Ridge Rd, Ridgefield | Pre-K–12 | 9 | 4,484 | 268 | (203) 894-5550 |
| New Canaan School District 220 Elm Street, New Canaan | Pre-K–12 | 5 | 4,060 | 272 | (203) 594-4018 |
| Newtown School District 3 Primrose Street, Newtown | Pre-K–12 | 7 | 3,924 | 251 | (203) 426-7620 |
| Wilton School District 395 Danbury Road Box 277, Wilton | Pre-K–12 | 4 | 3,782 | 246 | (203) 762-3381 |
| New Milford School District 25 Sunny Valley Road, New Milford | Pre-K–12 | 5 | 3,532 | 198 | (860) 355-8406 |
| Bethel School District 1 School Street, Bethel | Pre-K–12 | 5 | 3,227 | 172 | (203) 794-8601 |
| Brookfield School District 100 Pocono Road, Brookfield | Pre-K–12 | 3 | 2,542 | 127 | (203) 775-7700 |
| New Fairfield School District 70 Gillotti Road, New Fairfield | Pre-K–12 | 3 | 2,123 | 123 | (203) 312-5770 |
| Weston School District 24 School Road, Weston | Pre-K–12 | 4 | 2,101 | 113 | (203) 221-6550 |
| Sherman School District 2 Route 37 East, Sherman | Pre-K–8 | 1 | 231 | 25 | (860) 355-3793 |
Western Connecticut Planning Region at a glance
Together the 16 districts run 139 schools from offices in 16 towns. The smallest by enrollment is Sherman School District, with 231 students; the median Western Connecticut Planning Region district has 3,924. By grade span: 15 Pre-K–12 and 1 Pre-K–8.
Kindergarten in 2024–25, counting the 16 districts that report a K grade: 5,397 children. The biggest kindergarten was Stamford School District's, with 963; Norwalk School District had 708, and the smallest, Sherman School District, had 25.
Western Connecticut Planning Region holds 16 of Connecticut's 168 regular districts (9.5%) and 19% of its 471,251 public school students, ranking 5th of 9 planning regions by number of districts and 2nd by enrollment. By size, 5 enroll 5,000 or more, 10 enroll 1,000 to 4,999 and 1 have fewer than 1,000 students, and the average school here has about 633 students.
Which district am I in?
Each district draws its own attendance zones, so your home address decides it. There is no address lookup here; ask the district. Each one's own site:
Stamford School District · Danbury School District · Norwalk School District · Greenwich School District · Westport School District · Darien School District · Ridgefield School District · New Canaan School District · Newtown School District · Wilton School District · New Milford School District · Bethel School District · Brookfield School District · New Fairfield School District · Weston School District · Sherman School District
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