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Nantucket Lighthouse School

1 Rugged Rd Nantucket, MA 02554

Tel: (508) 228-0427

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Grades: Prekindergarten-5
Enrollment: 99 students
Yearly Tuition: $13,000
Average class size: 8 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: ✓Verified school update

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Quick Facts (26-27)

Grades: Prekindergarten-5
Enrollment: 99 students
Yearly Tuition: $13,000
Average class size: 8 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: ✓Verified school update

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Religious Affiliation

Nonsectarian

Grades Offered

Grades Prekindergarten-5

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Distribution of Students By Grade

Grade	Nantucket Lighthouse School
Pre-K	35
Kind	16
1	8
2	10
3	5
4	13
5	7
8	5

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Pre-K is largest at 35 students, far more than any other grade at Nantucket Lighthouse School.

Year Founded

2000

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Student Body

Total Students

99 students

Student Body Type

Co-ed

% Students of Color

13%

State avg.: 32%

Academic Profile

Total Classroom Teachers

19 teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

5:1

National avg.: 11:1

% Faculty w/Advanced Degree

70%

Average Class Size

8 students

Classroom Dress Code

Casual

School Membership(s)School Assoc.

Association of Independent Schools of New England (AISNE)

Tuition & Financial Aid

Admission Deadline

None / Rolling

Yearly Tuition Cost

$13,000

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$2,500

Admissions Director

Cheryl Evans

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School Notes

At the Nantucket Lighthouse School we seek to nurture in each child the power to create a personally meaningful life, one that is a continual process of discovery and joy.
We regard childhood as a magical and determining moment in life, when curiosity and wonder illuminate experience.
We are committed to the education of the whole child, concerning ourselves equally with ethical and intellectual development.
We believe in the human urge to grow and to learn, and we respect the individual nature and rhythm of each child¡¯s path.
We seek to preserve the vital connections in a child¡¯s thinking, feeling and willing, thus allowing a world of vibrant thought to unfold.

At the Nantucket Lighthouse School we seek to nurture in each child the power to create a personally meaningful life, one that is a continual process of discovery and joy. We regard childhood as a magical and determining moment in life, when curiosity and wonder illuminate experience. We introduce children to new concepts and skills when they are developmentally ready to make sense of them … when they can become meaningful. See More Videos We are committed to the education of the whole child, concerning ourselves equally with ethical and intellectual development. We believe in the human urge to grow and to learn, and we respect the individual nature and rhythm of each child’s path. We seek to preserve the vital connections in a child’s thinking, feeling and willing, thus allowing a world of vibrant thought to unfold. We consider a child’s relationship to self, others and the world to be fundamental to his emotional maturation. Thus, we are committed to cultivating those qualities of a child’s humanity – compassion, kindness, love, and consideration – that inspire an inner joy, and a feeling of responsibility toward the world.

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