Olney Friends School
Tel:
(740) 425-3655
Olney Friends School, founded in 1837, is a small, co-educational boarding school for grades 9 through 12 located in Barnesville, Ohio, in the beautiful Appalachian foothills of southeastern Ohio.
The school provides an intellectually challenging college preparatory program in a supportive Friends community that promotes traditional Quaker values such as integrity and simplicity, while encouraging freedom of expression, creative thinking and acceptance of individual differences.
Olney Friends School challenges students to grow. We celebrate intellectual rigor, provoke questions of conscience, and nurture skills for living in community.
Quick Stats (2021)
- Grades: 9-12
- Students: 52 students
- Application Deadline: None / Rolling
School Overview
| School Membership(s)School Assoc. | Friends Council on Education (FCE) National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) State or regional independent school association The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS) |
| Religious Affiliation | Friends |
| Grades Offered | Grades 9-12 |
Student Body
| Total Students | 52 students |
| Student Body Type | Co-ed |
| % Students of Color | 43% State avg.: 19% |
| Students by Grade |
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Academics and Faculty
| Total Classroom Teachers | 8 teachers |
| Student : Teacher Ratio | 7:1 National avg.: 13:1 |
Finances and Admission
| Admission Deadline | None / Rolling |
Nearby Private Schools
The nearest high school, elementary school and preschool to Olney Friends School is East Richland Christian Schools (11.9 miles away)
Show me:
- School Location Miles Grades Students
- Saint ClairsvilleEast Richland Christian Schools(Friends)Grades: PK-12 | 192 students
11.9 miles
67888 Friends Church Rd
Saint Clairsville, OH 43950
(740) 695-2005 11.9 PK-12
192 - Saint ClairsvilleNew Covenant Academy(Friends)Grades: PK-8 | 118 students
11.9 miles
67885 Friends Church Road
Saint Clairsville, OH 43950
(740) 695-2281 11.9 PK-8
118 - FreeportAntrim Mennonite School(Mennonite)Grades: K-12 | 71 students
14.2 miles
20360 Cadiz Rd
Freeport, OH 43973
(740) 489-5161 14.2 K-12
71 - Saint Clairsville Grades: PK-8 | 164 students
14.2 miles
226 West Main Street
Saint Clairsville, OH 43950
(740) 695-3189 14.2 PK-8
164 - WoodsfieldCovenant Christian Academy(Church of Christ)Grades: PK-8 | 36 students
15.7 miles
185 Shady Ave
Woodsfield, OH 43793
(740) 472-9151 15.7 PK-8
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School Reviews
| 5 Great School, I am so happy that both my children attended. Olney exposed them to International Cultures, Sustainability, and gave them a sense of Community, self confidence, and an Education they will use all their lives. - Posted by Parent - Melody Cannon |
| 5 I went to Olney, and I sent my son to Olney.
It was intellectually challenging, and the values of the Society of Friends are some of the most important spiritual values I ever learned. - Posted by Parent - olney |
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