Canterbury School vs. Greensboro Day School
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School Overview
School
Top Rankings
Canterbury School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in North Carolina for:
Greensboro Day School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in North Carolina for:
Category
Attribute
SAT Score
Student Body
AP Courses
Sports offered
Extracurriculars
School History
Overview
Canterbury School prepares PreK-8th grade students to be capable problem solvers, creative thinkers, effective communicators, responsible citizens, and respected leaders.
Our motto -- To Learn, To Love, To Serve: To Live -- reflects our belief that students learn valuable lessons for living through academics, spiritual nurture, and service to others. Our Episcopal identity provides rigorous academics and a unique inquiry-based approach to learning.
We challenge students' minds and nourish their spirits in a close-knit community where all students are known and loved.
Enrolling students in Preschool age 2 through 12th grade, Greensboro Day School is one of the largest nonsectarian independent schools in the Piedmont Triad of North Carolina, and is known throughout the nation for its excellence in education.
Since 1970, our success has been defined by our challenging academic program, our emphasison honor and values and our dedication to each individual child and family.
Today we are more committed than ever to developing the intellectual, ethical, and interpersonal foundations students need to become constructive contributors to the world.
Grades Offered
NS-8
NS-12
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
No
No
Learning Difference Programs
No
No
Year Founded
1993
1970
Students Body
Total Students
318 students
777 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
67%
28%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Pre-K Students
26
48
Kindergarten Students
32
30
Grade 1 Students
24
32
Grade 2 Students
25
35
Grade 3 Students
38
34
Grade 4 Students
27
32
Grade 5 Students
36
58
Grade 6 Students
41
59
Grade 7 Students
33
70
Grade 8 Students
36
62
Grade 9 Students
-
65
Grade 10 Students
-
79
Grade 11 Students
-
88
Grade 12 Students
-
85
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
29 teachers
110 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
49%
65%
Average Class Size
17
16
Number of AP Classes
n/a
25
Teacher : Student Ratio
1:11
1:7
Average SAT score
n/a
1320
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
(1st-4th Khaki or navy on bottom, collared shirts on top, no logos; and 5th-8th solid colored bottoms with collared, no logo shirts)
(1st-4th Khaki or navy on bottom, collared shirts on top, no logos; and 5th-8th solid colored bottoms with collared, no logo shirts)
Casual
(Dress code )
(Dress code )
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
None / Rolling
Tuition Cost
$19,898
$25,455
Tuition Notes
Canterbury offers indexed tuition that considers each family\'s unique financial situation. Families may pay from $3,443 to $17,715 for K-8. PreK options begin at $6,000 for 5 half days.
$10,380-$25,455
% on Financial Aid
35%
24%
Average Financial Aid Grant
$9,600
n/a
Admissions Director
Preston Fogartie
Crissy Anderson
Admissions Associate
Sally King
n/a
Sports
Total Sports Offered
8
13
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
10
19
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
Chess Club, Dance Classes, Drama Club, Individual music lessons, Latin Club, Microeconomics Club, Middle School Spring Musical, Outdoor Education (climbing wall, ropes course, etc.), Sports skills clinics, STEM Club
Art, Band, Chorus, Cum Laude Society, Diversity Club, Drama, Gardening, Honor Board, Mandarin Chinese, Moot Court, National Honor Society, Operation Smile, Piano, Pottery, StageCraft, Strings, Student Council, Student Philanthropy Council, Yearbook