| Thetford Academy | |
|---|---|
 The White Building at Thetford Academy | |
| Address | |
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304 Academy Rd , Orange County , Vermont 05075 | |
| Coordinates | 43°48′52″N 72°13′50″W / 43.814514°N 72.2306461°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Independent |
| Motto | An independent school with a public purpose |
| Established | February 18, 1819 |
| Founders | Rev. Asa Burton, Judge Simeon Short, Jedediah Buckingham, Joseph Reed, William Heaton, Timothy Bartholomew, Thomas Kendrick, Elijah Hammond, Lyman Fitch |
| School board | Board of Trustees: Donna Steinberg, president (since 2021) |
| School district | Orange East Supervisory Union (Not directly controlled) |
| Head of school | Carrie Brennan (since 2019) |
| Employees | 116 (2019) |
| Key people | 12 Trustees (2019) |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrollment | 312 (as of 2023) |
| Classes | 100 (2023) |
| Average class size | 14 |
| Schedule type | Four 85-minute blocks (eight 42-minute blocks for middle school students) |
| Hours in school day | Six |
| Color(s) | Blue, White |
| Song | Thetford, We Revere Thee |
| Mascot | Panther |
| Accreditation | New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) |
| Newspaper | Thetford Academy Times |
| Yearbook | Tacadian |
| Annual tuition | $22,430 (as of 2024) |
| Revenue | $8,710,000[1] |
| Feeder schools | Corinth, Topsham, Strafford, Tunbridge, Chelsea, Sharon, Hartland, and Weathersfield |
| Website | https://thetfordacademy.org/ |
Thetford Academy is a coeducational independent school in Thetford, Vermont. Located at 304 Academy Road in Thetford Center, Vermont, it is the state's oldest secondary school. Thetford Academy celebrated its bicentennial year in 2018–2019. It is a tax-exempt non-profit institution under section 501(c)(3).[2]
An historic New England Town Academy (one of approximately 20 remaining in Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, and Connecticut), Thetford Academy serves as the designated public school for the town of Thetford. The academy also has partnership agreements with the town of Lyme, New Hampshire,[3] and serves several towns that provide students a choice of high schools, or do not have a high school of their own. Thetford Academy also hosts a small contingent of international students from countries including China, South Korea, Greece, and Rwanda. In the 2022–2023 school year, Thetford Academy had 312 students enrolled in grades 7–12.[4]
- ^ Roberts, Andrea Suozzo, Alec Glassford, Ash Ngu, Brandon (2013-05-09). "Thetford Academy - Nonprofit Explorer". ProPublica. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Roberts, Andrea Suozzo, Alec Glassford, Ash Ngu, Brandon (2013-05-09). "Thetford Academy, Full Filing - Nonprofit Explorer". ProPublica. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Tuition and Financial Aid - Thetford Academy". 2020-10-05. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
- ^ "Thetford Academy - Vermont Coed Independent School". 2014-05-20. Retrieved 2023-06-12.