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The Pennington School

112 W Delaware Avenue, Pennington, NJ, 08534-0853 -

	The Pennington School
School Membership(s)	Institute for Independent Education The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS)
Religious Affiliation	Methodist
Grades Offered	Grades 6 - 12
Programs for Learning Differences	Yes
Learning Differences Supported	Language-based
Year Founded	1838
County	Mercer County, NJ
Student Body
Total Students	474 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(NJ) School Avg.
% Students of Color	12%	36%
Students by Grade
	Grade 6 - 25 students
	Grade 7 - 35 students
	Grade 8 - 40 students
	Grade 9 - 86 students
	Grade 10 - 101 students
	Grade 11 - 96 students
	Grade 12 - 91 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	87 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree	62%
Average Class Size	13
Number of AP Courses	15
	This School	(NJ) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:6	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	164 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	7 hours	6 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline	None / Rolling
Yearly Tuition Cost	$37,600
Tuition Notes	Day tuition is $25200
% on Financial Aid	20%
Acceptance Rate	40%
Head of School	Stephanie G. Townsend
Admissions Director	Diane P. Monteleone
Admissions Associate	George Ward
Sport
Total Sports Offered	15
	Sports
	Baseball	Basketball
	Cheering	Cross Country
	Field Hockey	Football
	Golf	Ice Hockey
	Lacrosse	Soccer
	Softball	Swimming
	Tennis	Track and Field
	Winter Track

SOCCER: Pennington girls roll to seventh straight title in states (Pennington Post)
posted on November 16, 2009 at 02:47:26 pm
Kaitlyn Kerr had never really thought up the perfect ending to her high school soccer career at the Pennington School.
EAST WINDSOR: Violistâs passion for music remains rock solid (Windsor-Hights Herald)
posted on November 16, 2009 at 01:24:53 pm
EAST WINDSOR She may play classical music professionally all day every day, but when violist Heather Teffenhart comes home in the evening, itâs not Stravinsky she pops into her CD player.
Local youth group TGIF focuses on community service (Pennington Post)
posted on November 11, 2009 at 04:13:21 pm
The kids of the Pennington United Methodist Church youth group have made a hobby of helping others.
Soccer: Pennington girls win fifth straight MCT title (Pennington Post)
posted on November 11, 2009 at 04:02:16 pm
Don’t think there wasn’t pressure on the Pennington School girls last Saturday night when they took to the turf at Mercer County Community College to play for the Mercer County Tournament title.
Philip J. Mara Jr. (Princeton Town Topics)
posted on November 11, 2009 at 03:53:05 pm
Philip James Mara Jr., 44, of Princeton, died unexpectedly November 5. The son of Philip and Nancy Mara, he was born in Boston, graduated from Worcester Academy, and attended Connecticut College.

About This Zipcode (08534)	School Zip (08534)	(NJ) State Average
Population (Approximate)	11,556 people	8,413,990 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	69%	36%
Population Average Age	39 years old	36 years old
Average Household size	2.8 persons	2.7 persons
Median Household Income	$92,628	$57,061
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	7.2 rooms	5.6 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	31 years old	46 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	92% / 8%	62% / 38%