Darien Public Schools is a school district headquartered in Darien, Connecticut, United States. The district has seven schools. The many members of the Board of Education in Darien are part of the Darien town government, and the total school budget must be approved by the town Board of Finance and Representative Town Meeting, although the Board of Education has ultimate control over how its town-appropriated budget is spent and their website is darienps.org. "Know Your Town Government: Darien, Connecticut" booklet published by the League of Women Voters of Darien, 20 pages, 2006 edition The 2005-2006 town education budget was $56.7 million, representing an estimated $11,928 in spending per pupil. Total enrollment in public schools in Darien is 4,475 students (22.7 percent of the town population). 85 percent of the total student population attend public schools.
state Department of Education's Strategic School Profile 2005-05, for Darien School District, accessed March 13, 2007 The town has five

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Hindley School Hindley School is one of the 5 elementary schools in Darien, Connecticut, serving roughly 550 pupils from kindergarten through Grade 5. A part of Darien Public Schools, Hindley sits at 10 Nearwater Lane (at the intersection of Nearwater Lane and th ...

, Holmes School,

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, Royle School, and Tokeneke School. A $27 million addition was completed in 2000 to the town's middle school,

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, and a new $73 million campus for

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was completed in the fall of 2005.Prevost, Lisa
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, December 14, 2003. Accessed July 14, 2003.

Students

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High school academic statistics

For the Class of 2004, 86.6 percent went on to four-year colleges and another 6.7 percent went to two-year colleges.

Royle School

Royle School serves about 430 students from kindergarten through fifth grade. The school's colors are blue and white. Its mascot, Sir Learn-a-Lot, is a suit of armor that stands at the main entrance of the school. Professional hockey player

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(b. 1984), attended the school, as well as Ox Ridge School. When the Royle School was in a building on the Post Road, movies were shown there until the town movie theater was built in the 1920s. As of 2003, the school has held an annual "Royle Wrap Up" fundraiser for 17 years. Students sell wrapping paper, candles and gifts in their neighborhoods for the fundraising drive, which accounts for 70 percent of the school Parent Teacher Organization's annual budget. The school enrichment program, funded by the PTO, brings in authors and drama companies to the school and includes an annual class field trip. The school has held an annual "Back to School Family Picnic" in September. There are competitions among classes, with prizes for boys and girls, making all participants winners. Events include a sack race, "balloon pop race", a water-balloon tossing contest, a tug of war, and the launching of 20 silver balloons (one for each classroom) with postcards attached.

Ox Ridge School

The farthest north of Darien's elementary schools, Ox Ridge School sits behind a small, private equestrian estate. The school's current mascot is Hootie the owl, with the school colors of green and blue. The school's Kids Care Club puts together "Holiday Hope Chests" — decorated shoe boxes with small gifts — for children served by Norwalk's Family and Children's Agency. The students give out the gifts at the agency's annual Christmas party."Kids Care Club: Makes holidays special for others", ''Darien Times'', December 6, 2007, p. 1C.

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Darien Public Schoolsstate Department of Education's Strategic School Profile 2005-05, for Darien School DistrictPear Tree Point School
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