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Sandy Spring Friends School

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    Grades
    -12

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    Gender
    Coed

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    Students
    572

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    Teachers
    72

School Profile

City
Sandy Spring, MD
Setting
Large suburb
Religion
Friends 
Teachers
68.9 
S/T Ratio*
8.16 
Base Tuition
$56,185 / $30,510 (day school)

Sandy Spring Friends School (Maryland)

Sandy Spring Friends School is a private coed school in Sandy Spring, Maryland. Including Sandy Spring Friends School, there are 140 private schools in Montgomery County. The campus is located in an area described as a large suburb by administrators. In terms of religious orientation, Sandy Spring Friends School is a Friends school.

The academic school years lasts 171 calendar days and each day students spend 8 hours in class. In 2011, 94% of the graduating senior class went on to 4-year colleges.

68.9 full-time equivalent teachers are on staff to educate the student body of 562 students in grades PK-12. That’s a student-teacher ratio of 8.16. We look more closely at students and teachers in several charts below.

Contact Information

Associations & Organizations

  • Friends Council on Education
  • National Association of Independent Schools
  • The Association of Boarding Schools
  • Other School Associations


Photo Source: School Website and/or Social Media Data Source: NCES: 00939414

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