Kent School
School Notes Overview:
Kent School is a college preparatory school for students in grades 9 - 12, founded in 1906 in the tradition of the Episcopal Church. Located in northwestern Connecticut, the School is a co-ed boarding and day school with an enrollment of 550 students from across the United States and all over the world. With its excellent academic programs, enriching offerings in the arts, competitive athletic teams and spirited student body, Kent prepares young people for the most prestigious colleges and universities....
School Overview:
Kent School |
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| School Membership(s) |
National Association of Episcopal Schools (NAES) National Association of Independent Schools New England Association of Schools and Colleges Other school association(s) |
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| Religious Affiliation | Episcopal | ||
| Grades Offered | Grades 9 - 12 | ||
| Offers Post-Graduate Year | Yes | ||
| Year Founded | 1906 | ||
| County | Litchfield County, CT | ||
| Student Body | |||
| Total Students | 550 students | ||
| Student Body Type | Co-ed | ||
This School |
(CT) School Avg. |
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| % Students of Color | 13% | 23% | |
| Students by Grade | |||
| Grade 9 - 75 students | |||
| Grade 10 - 140 students | |||
| Grade 11 - 164 students | |||
| Grade 12 - 171 students | |||
| Academics and Faculty | |||
| Total Classroom Teachers | 75 teachers | ||
| % Faculty with Advance Degree | 82% | ||
| Average Class Size | 12 | ||
| Number of AP Courses | 29 | ||
| List of Courses Offered | Link to List of Courses | ||
Advanced Courses |
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| AP U.S. History | AP U.S. Government & Politics | ||
| AP Studio Art Drawing | AP Studio Art 3D | ||
| AP Studio Art 2D | AP Statistics | ||
| AP Spanish Literature | AP Spanish Language | ||
| AP Psychology | AP Physics | ||
| AP Modern European History | AP Latin Virgil | ||
| AP German | AP French Literature | ||
| AP French Language | AP Environmental Science | ||
| AP English Literature | AP Economics | ||
| AP Computer Science | AP Chemistry | ||
| AP Calculus BC | AP Calculus AB | ||
| AP Biology | AP Art History | ||
| Matriculation Data | Link to Matriculation Data | ||
| Classroom dress code | Formal (boys coat/tie, girls slacks/blazer or skirt/blouse) |
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(CT) School Avg. |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio | 1:7 | * Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16 | |
| School Days in Calendar Year | 150 days | 180 days | |
| Hours in School Day for Students | 7 hours | 6 hours | |
| Finances and Admission | |||
| Admission Deadline | Jan. 15 / rolling | ||
| Yearly Tuition Cost | $43,500 | ||
| Tuition Notes | Day Student Tuition: $34,500 | ||
| % on Financial Aid | 34% | ||
| Average Financial Aid Grant | $33,000 | ||
| Acceptance Rate | 44% | ||
| Head of School | Rev.Richardson W. Schell | ||
| Admissions Director | Kathryn F. Sullivan | ||
| Sport | |||
| Total Sports Offered | 17 | ||
Sports |
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| Baseball | Basketball | ||
| Crew | Cross Country | ||
| Dance | Diving | ||
| Equestrian | Field Hockey | ||
| Football | Golf | ||
| Ice Hockey | Lacrosse | ||
| Soccer | Softball | ||
| Squash | Swimming | ||
| Tennis | |||
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| Total Extracurricular Organizations | 1 | ||
Extracurriculars |
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| More than 30 clubs and organizations | |||
School Notes:
- At Kent School our mission is to serve those who strive to grow in knowledge, skill, spirit, and wisdom; to nurture striving where it falters; and to prepare all, in turn, for service to others. In keeping with our Judeo-Christian heritage and affiliation with the Episcopal Church, we center our school life in our Chapel. In so doing, we endeavor to center our own spiritual lives while learning to understand and respect each other's beliefs and differences. Kent seeks to provide us all with a strong, traditional liberal arts curriculum that prepares us for a life of learning and growth, so that over time our informed ideas may enrich and improve our own lives, the lives of our families and communities, and our changing world; an arts program that encourages and supports self-discovery and creative expression in music and the visual arts, in literature and poetry, in theatre and dance; an athletics program that encourages and develops life-long personal fitness and character through a variety of team and individual opportunities, not only for our many champions in competition, but for all; opportunities to serve others in the school community and in the wider world, while learning that service to others is an important and fulfilling response to our world's urgent needs; and a structured environment that challenges us all to cultivate an ordered life, to accept personal responsibility, and to form the values and habits that permit our discovery and ethical pursuit of our own highest purpose.
- Profile last updated: 05/29/2009
In the News:
- After 32 years of service, Kent School Board's Sandy Collins is retiring (Kent Reporter)
posted on November 18, 2009 at 04:13:08 am
As she prepares for her final meeting after 32 years on the Kent School Board, Sandy Collins can look back over her schools career and see how much some things have changed, and how much hasn’t. - Dion Waiters reaffirms commitment to Syracuse (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
posted on November 18, 2009 at 12:02:00 am
Dion Waiters received national attention two and a half years ago by orally committing to Syracuse before playing in his first high school basketball game. - MUTUAL FUNDS: High court look at fund fee disparity (Asbury Park Press)
posted on November 17, 2009 at 03:36:56 pm
The U.S. Supreme Court is taking a close look at a question individual investors have long asked about their mutual funds, but the courts have largely ignored: Why am I getting charged twice as much as big institutional clients? - 140 years: A congregation remembers the good times (The Journal-Standard)
posted on November 15, 2009 at 10:50:39 am
The congregation of St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church is an upbeat bunch. We wonder how this can be when they consider a Sunday attendance of 20 a good turnout. - All the way from Tacoma, Huskies hit a trey (Tacoma News Tribune)
posted on November 13, 2009 at 03:51:58 pm
Like anyone from Tacoma, Isaiah Thomas, Abdul Gaddy and Clarence Trent know the most direct way to Seattle: Hop Interstate 5 and head north. However, that’s not the route any of them took from the City of Destiny to the University of Washington. Despite detours, they finally got there. And all three will be wearing purple and gold tonight when the 14th-ranked Huskies open their 2009-10 men’s ...
School Zip Statistics:
| About This Zipcode (06757) | School Zip (06757) |
(CT) State Average |
| Population (Approximate) | 2,230 people | 3,405,565 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree | 43% | 41% |
| Population Average Age | 43 years old | 37 years old |
| Average Household size | 2.4 persons | 2.4 persons |
| Median Household Income | $52,028 | $56,323 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household | 5.6 rooms | 5.6 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure | 49 years old | 48 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting | 71% / 29% | 64% / 36% |
School Map:
Nearby Schools:
- South Kent School - 146 students - 3.5 mi. away - view location
- The Marvelwood School - 164 students - 3.9 mi. away - view location
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