The Bolles School

The Bolles School
Location
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United States
Coordinates30°14′31″N 81°37′46″W / 30.24194°N 81.62944°W / 30.24194; -81.62944
Information
TypePrivate, day, boarding
MottoThe Bolles Way: Pursuing excellence through courage, integrity, and compassion.
Established1933
Head teacherTyler Hodges
Faculty295
GradesPre-K – 12
Enrollment1,742
CampusSuburban
Campus size84 acres (0.34 km2)
Color(s)Blue and Orange    
NicknameBulldogs
NewspaperThe Bugle
YearbookThe Turris
Tuition2023-24 Tuition

Lower School: $12,780-$21,680
Middle School: $29,890
Upper School: $30,810

Boarding: $62,920
Websitebolles.org

The Bolles School is an American private college preparatory day and boarding school in Jacksonville, Florida. It has a lower school (including pre-kindergarten), a middle school, and a high school, spread across four campuses around the Jacksonville area, and enrolls about 1,800 students a year.[1] The school was founded in 1933 as an all-boys military academy. It dropped its military focus in 1962 and became coeducational in 1971. Its athletics programs have been recognized as some of the best in the Florida High School Athletic Association by Sports Illustrated magazine.