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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. ...read more
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Pomfret School |
| School Level |
High school
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
| Offers Post-Graduate Year |
Yes |
| Year
Founded |
1894 |
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County |
Windham County, CT |
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| Total
Students |
354 students |
| Student
Body Type |
Co-ed |
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School |
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CT )
High School Avg. |
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| % Students of
Color |
n/a |
23% |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 68 students | | Grade 10 - 85 students | | Grade 11 - 101 students | | Grade 12 - 100 students | |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
n/a |
| %
Faculty with Advance Degree |
79% |
| Average Class Size |
11 |
| Number of AP Courses |
37 |
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School |
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CT )
High School Avg. |
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| Teacher
: Student Ratio |
n/a |
1:6
*Ntl.
Public School Avg. »
1:16
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| School
Days in Calendar Year |
180 days |
180 days |
| Hours
in School Day for Students |
7 hours |
6 hours |
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| Admission Deadline |
None / Rolling |
| Tuition Notes |
Tuition for Boarding Students: $40,700
Tuition for Day Students: $25,375 |
| %
on Financial Aid |
33% |
| Headmaster |
Brad Hastings |
| Admissions
Director |
Erik C. Bertelsen |
| Admissions
Associate |
Sharon Gaudreau |
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- 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
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| About This
Zip Code (
06258 ) |
| School
Zip (
06258 ) |
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CT ) State Average |
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| 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 |
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2.4 persons |
| Median Household
Income |
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$56,323 |
| Avg. # of Rooms
in Household |
n/a |
5.6 rooms |
| Median Age of
Housing Structure |
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48 years old |
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| %
Owning / % Renting |
n/a / n/a |
64% / 36% |
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