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Nantucket New School

15 Nobadeer Farm Rd Nantucket, MA 02554

Tel: (508) 228-8569

www.nantucketnewschool.org

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Quick Facts (26-27)

Grades: Prekindergarten-8
Enrollment: 176 students
Yearly Tuition: $20,858
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: ✓Verified school update

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Quick Facts (26-27)

Grades: Prekindergarten-8
Enrollment: 176 students
Yearly Tuition: $20,858
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: ✓Verified school update

School Facts

Religious Affiliation

Nonsectarian

Grades Offered

Grades Prekindergarten-8

Students By Grade

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Distribution of Students By Grade

Grade	Nantucket New School
Nursery	15
Pre-K	20
Kind	14
1	21
2	15
3	12
4	18
5	14
6	18
7	18
8	11

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Year Founded

1985

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Student Body

Total Students

176 students

Student Body Type

Co-ed

% Students of Color

22%

State avg.: 32%

Academic Profile

Total Classroom Teachers

31 teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

6:1

National avg.: 11:1

Classroom Dress Code

Casual

School Membership(s)School Assoc.

National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)

Tuition & Financial Aid

Admission Deadline

None / Rolling

Yearly Tuition Cost

$20,858

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% on Financial Aid

25%

Admissions Director

David Provost

Application URL

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School Notes

Founded in 1985, the Nantucket New School is a coeducational day school serving students in pre-kindergarten through grade eight.
The school maintains a program that emphasizes academic excellence and personal responsibility and that fosters curiosity, creativity, and a lifelong love of learning.
The school is committed to the purposeful involvement of its students and teachers in the unique community that is Nantucket.

The Nantucket New School provides a level of individualized instruction to each student by maintaining small classes and a low student/teacher ratio.
The strong relationships between the students and teachers are chief among the strengths of the school; these relationships are characterized by mutual respect, trust, and consistent recognition of each student as an individual person and learner.
The school maintains a warm, nuturing, family atmosphere where students of different ages interact on a regular basis.
Nantucket New School is committed to maintaining a student body that reflects the diversity of the island in as many ways possible, including students with varied backgrounds and an assortment of academic and personal stengths and experiences. Core Values:
Individualized instruction
Strength in academics, strenth of character.
Student-teacher partnership
Family participation
Sense of Community, Ties to Nantucket

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Nantucket New School's tuition is approximately $20,858 for private students.

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The application deadline for Nantucket New School is rolling (applications are reviewed as they are received year-round).

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The average private school tuition in Massachusetts is $24,819 for elementary schools and $40,983 for high schools (read more about average private school tuition across the country).

The average acceptance rate in Massachusetts is 73% (read more about average acceptance rates across the country).