Vermont Academy vs. The Putney School
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School Overview
School
Top Rankings
Vermont Academy ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Vermont for:
Category
Attribute
Student Body
AP Courses
Sports offered
Extracurriculars
School History
The Putney School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Vermont for:
Overview
Vermont Academy is a small college preparatory boarding and day school serving grades 9 through 12 plus a postgraduate year.
Founded in 1876, Vermont Academy provides experiential education for the whole student, including exemplary academics, athletics, and arts.
Students are encouraged to explore, to tinker, and to innovate.
They are free to become their best selves: puck-shooting painters, math whizzes turned thespians, fashion-designing equestrian chemists, all-AP snowboarding cellists.
Students benefit from a 6:1 student-faculty ratio, a robust advising program, top-notch learning skills support, and over 120 courses. Twenty-five percent of students are international, with 13 countries represented.
We are a progressive school, in that we value the idea that education is something to be actively pursued rather than passively received.
When students learn by doing rather than being told, they develop confidence, deeper understanding, and resolve.
Our continued commitment to Ms. Hinton's fundamental beliefs, and our deliberate choices for our community and curriculum have put Putney at the leading edge of education in America.
Grades Offered
9-12
9-12
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
Yes
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Learning Difference Programs
Yes
n/a
Year Founded
1876
1935
Students Body
Total Students
228 students
226 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
5%
33%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Grade 9 Students
38
37
Grade 10 Students
50
57
Grade 11 Students
70
69
Grade 12 Students
70
63
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
44 teachers
30 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
65%
73%
Average Class Size
10
12
Number of AP Classes
24
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Teacher : Student Ratio
1:5
1:8
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
Casual
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
Feb. 1 / rolling
None / Rolling
Tuition Cost
$67,400
$59,400
Tuition Notes
$36,700 Day Students
Day students: $35,300
% on Financial Aid
39%
43%
Average Financial Aid Grant
$22,873
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Admissions Director
Nora Dock
John Barrengos
Admissions Associate
Caitlin Wilkins
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Sports
Total Sports Offered
18
8
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
19
8
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
Audio Visual Club, Bread Club, Chamber Ensemble, Diversity Club, Fly Fishing, Jazz Ensemble, Literary Magazine, Math Club, Model UN, Robotics Club, Social Justice Union, Strength and Conditioning, Sustainability Club, Theater Arts, Theater Tech, Vocal Ensemble, Wilderness Club, Writing Center Tutors, Year Book Committee
Alpine Skiing & Snowboarding, Chamber Orchestra, Horseback riding, Literary Magazine, Madrigals, Mountain Biking, Orchestra, Yearbook