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Grier School
Grades
7-12
Gender
All-girl
Students
258
Teachers
63
School Profile
Grier School (Pennsylvania)
Grier School is a private all-girl school in Tyrone, a rural area in Pennsylvania. 3 other private schools are located in Huntingdon County too, but very few – if any – are boarding schools like Grier School is. In terms of religious orientation, Grier School is a nonsectarian school.
The academic school years lasts 163 calendar days and each day students spend 9 hours in class. In 2011, 98% of the graduating senior class went on to 4-year colleges.
54.4 full-time equivalent teachers are on staff to educate the student body of 258 students in grades 7-12. That’s a student-teacher ratio of 4.74. We look more closely at students and teachers in several charts below.
Contact Information
Associations & Organizations
- National Association of Private Special Education Centers
- National Coalition of Girls' Schools
- National Association of Independent Schools
- State/Regional Independent School Association
- National Independent Private Schools Association
- The Association of Boarding Schools
- Other School Associations
Photo Source: School Website and/or Social Media Data Source: NCES: 00939414
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