Purnell School

51 Pottersville Road, P.O. Box 500, Pottersville, NJ, 07979-0797
Tel: (908)439-2154
Grades: 9 - 12 | 80 students
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Purnell School's mission is to educate young women in grades nine through twelve whose potential has not previously been realized and to prepare them for college. Students learn to be ethical, independent, self-confident young women with a greater appreciation of the world around them. They understand how to be successful in a creative, supportive, and reflective environment that encompasses not only their lives in the classroom, but also their pride as participants in a vibrant residential community. Dedicated faculty act as mentors who understand how all types of minds learn.

School Overview:
Purnell School
School Membership(s) National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
New Jersey Association of Independent Schools
The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS)
Religious Affiliation Nonsectarian
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
Learning Difference Programs Yes
Learning Programs Supported ADHD, Mild LD
Year Founded 1963
Student Body
Total Students 80 students
Student Body Type All-girls
% Students of Color 23% (NJ School Avg.: 32%)
Students by Grade
 
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 23 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio 4:1 (National school avg.: 13:1)
% Faculty w/Advanced Degree 65%
Average Class Size 10 students
List of Courses Offered Link to List of Courses
Matriculation Data Link to Matriculation Data
Classroom dress code Formal
(jeans, kilt, sweater, oxford)
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline None / Rolling
Yearly Tuition Cost $52,550
Tuition Notes 5-Day Boarding Student Tuition: $50,550; Day Student Tuition: $44,350; International Student Tuition: $57,800
% on Financial Aid 26%
Average Financial Aid Grant $18,000
Acceptance Rate 75%
Admissions Director Nicole Moon
Admissions Associate Gena Parks
Sports
Total Sports Offered 5 sports
Sports
Basketball Cross Country
Equestrian Soccer
Softball
Extracurriculars
Total Extracurriculars 20 extracurriculars
Extracurriculars
Adlibbers-Acting Group Art Club
Big Sisters Choir
Community Service Club Dance Synthesis
Environmental Club Equestrian
Fashion Design Floor Leaders
Knitting Club Peer Leaders
Recycling Club Red Team/Blue Team
School Tour Guides Shoots and Strawberries Singing Group
Student Council Student Library Club
Technical Theater Yearbook

School Notes:

    • Purnell is a small girls boarding school that focuses on the success of every student. We take girls from a wide variety of backgrounds and help them find success and discover and what they are best at doing.
    • We accept students with mild learning disabilities, students who are talented in the performing arts and students who need a smaller environment to thrive in. Average students can shine here where every student "sits in the front row."
    • Purnell graduates have described Purnell as the single "best thing to ever happen to me." We are college preparatory, teach hands-on, innovative units and have a strong support system in place that allows all girls to feel integrated into the community and an important person in her own right. We are a traditional boarding school that serves a unique niche.
    • We have an exceptional performing and fine arts department and many graduates go on to professional careers in the arts.
    • We offer seven and five-day boarding as well as day student programs. Tuition for the 5-day boarding program is $48,800.  Day student tuition is $42,800.
    • Purnell offers a wide variety of aid. We provide grants to low, medium and even upper middle level incomes so that the school can be affordable to all.
    • Purnell is located on 83 acres in rural, equestrian New Jersey. Safe, peaceful yet close to the vibrancy of New York City and Philadelphia.
    • School accreditations: Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

    Profile last updated: 09/05/2012

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Nearby Schools:

Purnell School
Gr. 9-12 | 0 mi. away
The Willow School
Gr. Nursery/Preschool-8 | 2 mi. away
Far Hills Country Day School
Gr. PK-8 | 2.3 mi. away
Gill St Bernard's School
Gr. Nursery/Preschool-12 | 2.8 mi. away
Montgomery Academy
Gr. 1-12 | 2.9 mi. away
Matheny School
Gr. K-12 | 3.4 mi. away

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