Editing Hamden, Connecticut (section)

==Education==

===Public===

The [[public school district]] for the town, Hamden Public Schools, operates eight [[elementary school]]s, a middle school, and a high school, enrolling a total of about 5,398 students.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Goeler |first1=Jody |last2=Melillo |first2=Christopher |last3=Belden |first3=Michael |title=Hamden Board of Education FY 2018-2019 Budget Approved by the BOE on March 8, 2018 |url=https://www.hamden.org/uploaded/Kaplan/Budget/BOE's_Approved_Budget_FY_2018-2019_KKD_-_Final_3-14-18.pdf |website=Hamden Public Schools |publisher=Hamden Board of Education |access-date=December 17, 2018}}</ref>

====Elementary schools====

*Alice Peck Early Learning Center (Pre-K, with an enrollment of about 153 students), located on Hillfield Road
*Bear Path Elementary School (K–6, with an enrollment of about 446 students), located on Kirk Road
*Church Street Elementary School (K–6, with an enrollment of about 320 students), located on Church Street
*Dunbar Hill Elementary School (K–6, with an enrollment of about 279 students), located on Lane Street
*Helen Street Elementary School (K–6, with an enrollment of about 334 students), located on Helen Street
*Ridge Hill Elementary School (K–6, with an enrollment of about 343 students), located on Carew Road
*Shepherd Glen Elementary School (K–6, with an enrollment of about 308 students), located on Skiff Street Extension, established in 1972 
*Spring Glen Elementary School (K–6, with an enrollment of about 440 students), located on Whitney Avenue
*West Woods Elementary School (K–6, with an enrollment of about 350 students), located on West Todd Street

====Middle school====

*Hamden Middle School<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hamden.org/hms|title=Hamden Middle School - Hamden Public Schools|website=www.hamden.org}}</ref> (grades 7 and 8, with an enrollment of about 890 students)

====High school====

*[[Hamden High School]] (grades 9–12, with an enrollment of about 1,700 students)

====Magnet schools====

In addition to the town's public schools, Hamden is the site of two [[magnet school]]s, Wintergreen Magnet School (Kindergarten through grade 8) and [[Highville Mustard Seed Charter School]] (high school).

====Technical high school====

[[Eli Whitney Technical High School]] is located in Hamden.

===Private===

Hamden is home to several private and religious schools, including:
* [[Hamden Hall Country Day School]] (grades Pre-K to 12th)
* Laurel Oaks Adventist School (grades Pre-K to 8th)
* Lorraine D. Foster Day School
* [[Sacred Heart Academy (Hamden, Connecticut)|Sacred Heart Academy]] (grades 9–12)
* [[SKF Academy]]
* St. Rita School<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stritaschool.org/|title=Home - St. Rita School - Hamden|website=www.stritaschool.org}}</ref> (Roman Catholic, grades Pre-K to 8)
* St. Stephen  School (Roman Catholic, grades Pre-K to 8, closed in 2017)
* West Woods Christian Academy (evangelical Christian, grades K–12)

===Colleges and universities===

* [[Quinnipiac University]], which has an enrollment of about 9,000 students, has its Mount Carmel and York Hill campuses in Hamden, with a third campus in North Haven.
* [[Mount Sacred Heart College]], a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] [[women's college]] associated with Sacred Heart Academy, closed in 1997.
* [[Paier College of Art]], formerly in Hamden, moved to [[Bridgeport, Connecticut|Bridgeport]] and changed its name to Paier College in 2021.
Small portions of the campuses of [[Southern Connecticut State University]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.southernct.edu/residencelife/general-information/residencehalls/northcampusmidrise.html|title=North Campus Midrise|website=www2.southernct.edu}}</ref> and [[Albertus Magnus College]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.albertus.edu/student-life/residential-life/residential-halls|title=Residential Halls at Albertus Magnus College|website=www.albertus.edu}}</ref> in New Haven extend just over the city line into southernmost Hamden, as do a few outlying buildings of [[Yale University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.library.yale.edu/building/library-shelving-facility|title=Library Shelving Facility - Yale University Library|website=web.library.yale.edu}}</ref>

===19th-century schools===

* The Rectory school, a boys boarding school, was established in 1843 by Reverend Charles W. Everest, the rector of the Grace Church.  It was located in Centerville and at its height had 65 students. It closed in 1895.<ref>Hartley, R. (1943). The history of Hamden, Connecticut, 1786-1936. Hamden, CT.</ref>