Pomfret School

Po Box 128 398 Pomfret Street, Pomfret, CT, 06258-0625 - View a map of this schoolMap

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. ...

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School Overview:

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
% 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
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%
Headmaster 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

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (06258)
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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