The Family Foundation School
School Notes Overview:
The Family Foundation School is a college preparatory boarding school for teens at risk. Our high school serves grades 9 through 12, and a separate middle school serves grades 6, 7, and 8. We are registered with New York State Board of Regents and accredited by the Joint Commission and the Middle States Association of Schools and Colleges. We are a long-term program with a minimum stay of three semesters (18 months) and an average successful stay of two years. ...
School Overview:
The Family Foundation School |
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| Religious Affiliation | Nonsectarian | |
| Grades Offered | Grades 6 - 12 | |
| Year Founded | 1987 | |
| County | Delaware County, NY | |
| Student Body | ||
| Total Students | 244 students | |
| Student Body Type | Co-ed | |
This School |
(NY) School Avg. |
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| % Students of Color | 8% | 19% |
| Students by Grade | ||
| Grade 7 - 1 students | ||
| Grade 8 - 6 students | ||
| Grade 9 - 23 students | ||
| Grade 10 - 65 students | ||
| Grade 11 - 75 students | ||
| Grade 12 - 74 students | ||
| Academics and Faculty | ||
| Total Classroom Teachers | 32 teachers | |
| Average Class Size | 12 | |
| Average SAT score | 1583 | |
This School |
(NY) School Avg. |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio | 1:7 | * Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16 |
| School Days in Calendar Year | 230 days | 180 days |
| Hours in School Day for Students | 9 hours | 6 hours |
| Finances and Admission | ||
| Admission Deadline | None / Rolling | |
| Yearly Tuition Cost | $47,520 | |
| Tuition Notes | Room & board are extra. | |
| Head of School | Emmanuel A. Argiros, President | |
| Admissions Director | Jeff Brain | |
School Notes:
- The Family Foundation School is a fully accredited, college preparatory boarding school (high school and a separate middle school) for bright, creative teens experiencing difficulty at home or school due to ADD, ADHD, ODD, mood disorders, bulimia, social anxiety, or drug and alcohol abuse. We offer nurturing and supportive family living within a therapeutic, 12-Step environment, rigorous academics with tutoring and other learning support, interscholastic sports, a wide range of co-curricular activities, and year-round admissions. Daily therapeutic counseling for students and extensive parent and family counseling reflects our commitment to healing families, building character and changing lives.
- Profile last updated: 02/11/2009
In the News:
- Tales of abduction, lost freedom at teen rights rally (The Gainesville Sun)
posted on October 23, 2009 at 10:08:23 am
By Andrew Ford Correspondent "I was taken from my house in the middle of the night by two men," recalls Chris Noroski, who says he was legally abducted from his home in Minnesota at age 15. His parents, he says, paid the Family Foundation School in Hancock, N.Y., a boarding school for troubled teenagers, to take him into custody for three years. - Rally for teens' rights held at downtown plaza (The Gainesville Sun)
posted on October 23, 2009 at 02:08:10 am
By Andrew Ford Correspondent A teen rights rally was held by the Trilogy School at the Bo Diddley Community Plaza Thursday. Trilogy is a K-12 school that says it focuses on compassion and understanding for young people. - Letter alleges abuse at Hancock school (The Daily Star)
posted on October 22, 2009 at 08:09:49 am
About 4,000 Delaware County residents and officials recently received a letter alleging abusive conditions at the Family Foundation School in Hancock.Brian Lombrowski, president of the Brooklyn-based Community Alliance for the Ethical Treatment of Youth, said the letter was sent out by the group to gather information about school conditions.
School Zip Statistics:
| About This Zipcode (13783) | School Zip (13783) |
(NY) State Average |
| Population (Approximate) | 2,497 people | 18,975,234 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree | 19% | 32% |
| Population Average Age | 42 years old | 35 years old |
| Average Household size | 2.4 persons | 2.5 persons |
| Median Household Income | $30,250 | $44,151 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household | 5.2 rooms | 4.4 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure | 47 years old | 58 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting | 74% / 26% | 41% / 59% |
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