School Profile
The Gow School (New York)
The Gow School is a private all-boy school in South Wales, a rural area in New York. 79 other private schools are located in Erie County too, but very few – if any – are boarding schools like The Gow School is. In terms of religious orientation, The Gow School is a nonsectarian school.
The academic school years lasts 179 calendar days and each day students spend 9 hours in class. In 2011, 100% of the graduating senior class went on to 4-year colleges.
36.4 full-time equivalent teachers are on staff to educate the student body of 132 students in grades 7-12. That’s a student-teacher ratio of 3.63. We look more closely at students and teachers in several charts below.
Contact Information
Associations & Organizations
- National Association of Independent Schools
- State/Regional Independent School Association
- The Association of Boarding Schools
Photo Source: School Website and/or Social Media Data Source: NCES: 00939414


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