Cardigan Mountain School
62 Alumni Dr, Canaan, NH 03741Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- 6-9
- Students (K-12)
- 231
- Students per teacher
- 4.1
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
Can you use EFA here?
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- How the EFA list works
- Applying
- Applications stay open through the program administrator, but new applicants without priority go to the waitlist.
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What you would pay here
- Net cost
- Not worked out: no verified 2026-27 tuition yet. See the school’s tuition page
School facts
- Teachers
- 57
- Student body
- All-boys
- Setting
- Rural
- School facts, kindergarten to grade 12: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
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Students and school year
Enrollment over time
- 2019-20 to 2023-24
- 227 to 231, up 4 (2%)
- Path
- Peaked at 234 in 2021-22
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 8 (102)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 6 (15)
- Across the grades
- Classes fill up toward the upper grades
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 172
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours 30 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,120
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against New Hampshire
- 8 days shorter than the 180-day median of 123 schools we list
- School day, against New Hampshire
- 10 minutes shorter than the median of 6 hours 40 minutes (125 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 4.1 here; median 6.3 at 35 NH combined schools
Student body, 2023-24
Shares of K-12 students by race and ethnicity, as NCES reports them.
- Grades, school year and student body: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
- Earlier counts: NCES Private School Survey 2019-20 and 2021-22, read October 14, 2026.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
Cardigan Mountain School tuition, and what EFA pays
- Published tuition
- On the school’s own tuition page (found September 29, 2026)
New Hampshire Education Freedom Accounts Education savings account
- Award
- About $4,800 on average for 2026-27, NHPR reported (August 14, 2026)
- How it varies
- The amount varies by student. Extra funding applies for special education, English learners and lower-income students. We could not confirm the exact 2026-27 figures.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 1, 2026. Sources and how to apply
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Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Montessori Children's School | PreK-K | 12 | 10 |
| Montessori Discovery School of the Twin States | PreK-K | 5 | 10 |
| Crossroads Academy | K-8 | 114 | 10 |
| New England School of the Arts | 9-12 | 139 | 11 |
| Immersion Montessori School | PreK | 27 | 13 |
| Kimball Union Academy | 9-12 | 338 | 14 |
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