Pomfret School
School Notes Overview:
Founded in 1894, Pomfret School is an independent college preparatory school for boys and girls in grades 9 through 12 and postgraduate. Offering a three-dimensional program of academics, athletics, and fine arts in a rigorous yet caring living and learning environment, Pomfret is a special place where dedicated faculty help students realize their intellectual, physical, and creative potential while recognizing their responsibilities as members of their community. Coeducational since 1968, Pomfret has a diverse student body of 348 boys and girls from 14 countries and 26 states; 13% are students of color, 80% are boarding students, 20% are day students. ...
School Overview:
Pomfret School |
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| Grades Offered | Grades 9 - 12 | |
| Offers Post-Graduate Year | Yes | |
| Year Founded | 1894 | |
| County | Windham County, CT | |
| Student Body | ||
| Total Students | 354 students | |
| Student Body Type | Co-ed | |
This School |
(CT) School Avg. |
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| % Students of Color | n/a | 23% |
| Students by Grade | ||
| Grade 9 - 68 students | ||
| Grade 10 - 85 students | ||
| Grade 11 - 101 students | ||
| Grade 12 - 100 students | ||
| Academics and Faculty | ||
| Total Classroom Teachers | n/a | |
| % Faculty with Advance Degree | 79% | |
| Average Class Size | 11 | |
| Number of AP Courses | 37 | |
This School |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio | n/a | * Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16 |
| School Days in Calendar Year | 180 days | 180 days |
| Hours in School Day for Students | 7 hours | 6 hours |
| Finances and Admission | ||
| Admission Deadline | None / Rolling | |
| Tuition Notes | Tuition for Boarding Students: $40,700 Tuition for Day Students: $25,375 | |
| % on Financial Aid | 33% | |
| Head of School | Brad Hastings | |
| Admissions Director | Erik C. Bertelsen | |
| Admissions Associate | Sharon Gaudreau | |
School Notes:
- Pomfret School is a small, special place where dedicated faculty members establish close relationships with students to facilitate their reaching the heights of their potential. Pomfret School maintains rigorous academic standards and holds high expectations of its students and faculty. Students should come to Pomfret eager to learn, problem solve, and question with a high curiosity. The Pomfret community fosters an intellectual freedom that requires academic discipline and creates opportunities for hard work and play. A Pomfret education is not just the acquisition of information or learning other people's ideas, but it is also the process of growing as a person and as part of a community.
- Profile last updated: 02/11/2008
In the News:
- Pomfret school a step closer to solar panels (The Norwich Bulletin)
posted on November 3, 2009 at 11:27:08 pm
Town officials plan to go before the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund next month to seek final approval of a proposed solar energy project at Pomfret Community School. - Governor's foundation benefited S.J. bishop (Courier-Post)
posted on October 26, 2009 at 06:49:38 pm
A top beneficiary of Gov. Jon S. Corzine's largess in recent years is a prominent black minister from South Jersey who sits on the board of the New Jersey Turnpike Authority. - Gov gave nearly $1M to prominent minister (Asbury Park Press)
posted on October 24, 2009 at 04:08:35 pm
A top beneficiary of Gov. Jon S. Corzine's largess in recent years is a prominent black minister from South Jersey who sits on the board of the New Jersey Turnpike Authority. - HS Roundup: Somersworth football gets big win over Bow (The Citizen of Laconia)
posted on October 18, 2009 at 10:35:42 am
BOW — The Somersworth High School football team got its biggest win of the year, a 17-7 upset at previously unbeaten Bow (6-1) in Division V on Saturday. - Ron Coderre: Run supports QVCC program (The Norwich Bulletin)
posted on October 11, 2009 at 02:36:49 am
Monique Wolanin of Pomfret is a very busy woman. In addition to being the wife of a hockey coach and mother of two children, she is the leader of the development program at Quinebaug Valley Community College. She’s also actively involved in several civic affairs in the northeastern Connecticut corner.
School Zip Statistics:
| About This Zipcode (06258) | School Zip (06258) |
(CT) State Average |
| Population (Approximate) | n/a | 3,405,565 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree | n/a | 41% |
| Population Average Age | n/a | 37 years old |
| Average Household size | n/a | 2.4 persons |
| Median Household Income | n/a | $56,323 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household | n/a | 5.6 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure | n/a | 48 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting | n/a / n/a | 64% / 36% |
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Nearby Schools:
- Putnum Science Academy - 73 students - 2.7 mi. away - view location
- Hyde School - 178 students - 4.6 mi. away - view location
- Marianapolis Preparatory School - 320 students - 6.7 mi. away - view location
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