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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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Church Farm School is a private all-boy school in Exton, Pennsylvania. Exton is a large suburb in Chester County, where you will find 126 other private schools. Unlike most schools, however, Church Farm School offers students room and board. In terms of religious orientation, the Church Farm School is Episcopal. The academic school years lasts 186 calendar days and each day students spend 7 hours in class. In 2011, 100% of the graduating senior class went on to 4-year colleges. 26.0 full-time equivalent teachers are on staff to educate the student body of 184 students in grades 7-12. That's a student-teacher ratio of 7.08. We look more closely at students and teachers in several charts below.
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6 - 0All-boy100 Students25 Teachers
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7 - 12All-boy260 Students28 Teachers
