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Aspen Country Day School

3 Music School Rd, Aspen, CO, 81611-0816 -

School Notes Overview:

What makes Aspen Country Day School special? A personal approach to education. Each child is known and appreciated in a community of learning, where the motto is "de amicita" - of friendship. Located at a beautiful wooded campus on Castle Creek, Country Day is Aspen's only accredited member of the National Association of Independent Schools. Country Day is known for its high teacher-student ratio, its strong arts, outdoor education and foreign language programs, and its traditional private-school environment of courtesy and friendship. ...

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School Overview:

	Aspen Country Day School
School Membership(s)	National Association of Independent Schools Association of Colorado Independent Schools (ACIS) Association for Experiential Education (AEE)
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades Prekindergarten - 8
Year Founded	1969
County	Pitkin County, CO
Student Body
Total Students	208 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(CO) School Avg.
% Students of Color	4%	20%
Students by Grade
	Nursery - 20 students
	Pre-K - 16 students
	Kind - 16 students
	Grade 1 - 24 students
	Grade 2 - 16 students
	Grade 3 - 18 students
	Grade 4 - 34 students
	Grade 5 - 16 students
	Grade 6 - 16 students
	Grade 7 - 16 students
	Grade 8 - 16 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	37 teachers
Classroom dress code	Casual
	This School	(CO) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:4	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	168 days	176 days
Hours in School Day for Students	7 hours	7 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline	Feb. 15 / rolling
Tuition Notes	Tuition ranges from $6,00 for two days per week in PreKindergarten to $21,245 for Middle School
% on Financial Aid	20%
Head of School	John Suitor
Admissions Director	Laurie Geromini
Sport
Total Sports Offered	5
	Sports
	Alpine Skiing	Mountaineering
	Nordic Skiing	Rock Climbing
	Snowboarding
Extracurricular
Total Extracurricular Organizations	3
	Extracurriculars
	Buddy grades	community service clubs
	Middle School student council

School Notes:

Traditional academic curriculum prepares students for the secondary school of their choice
Outdoor education trips, two per year, beginning in Kindergarten
Widely respected programs in performing and studio arts, with annual All-School Play and numerous other performances and shows
Foreign language beginning in PreKindergarten, French and Spanish, with Latin offered in Middle School
Graduates attend a wide variety of high schools, including national boarding schools, public high schools in the area, and Colorado Rocky Mountain School in Carbondale (www.crms.org).
Profile last updated: 05/13/2009

School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (81611)	School Zip (81611)	(CO) State Average
Population (Approximate)	8,813 people	4,301,072 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	66%	33%
Population Average Age	39 years old	34 years old
Average Household size	2.0 persons	2.4 persons
Median Household Income	$60,403	$51,174
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	4.4 rooms	5.7 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	33 years old	35 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	56% / 44%	66% / 34%