Blue Ridge School

Blue Ridge School
Gibson Memorial Chapel
Address
Map
273 Mayo Dr

Saint George
,
Greene County
,
Virginia
22935-1370

United States
Coordinates38°15′54.5″N 78°33′18.8″W / 38.265139°N 78.555222°W / 38.265139; -78.555222
Information
Former nameThe Blue Ridge Industrial School
TypeIndependent college-preparatory boarding high school
MottoTeaching Boys To Reach
Religious affiliation(s)Nonsectarian[1]
Established1909; 115 years ago (1909)
FounderGeorge P. Mayo
StatusCurrently operational
CEEB code472020
NCES School ID01434842[1]
Head of schoolWilliam A. "Trip" Darrin
Faculty33.3 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades9–12
GenderAll-boys
Enrollment158[1] (2021-2022)
 • Grade 916
 • Grade 1029
 • Grade 1164
 • Grade 1249
Student to teacher ratio4.7:1[1]
Hours in school day6.5[1]
Campus size751 acres (304 ha)
Campus typeDistant rural[1]
Color(s)Blue & White   
NicknameBarons
Endowment$19.9 million (2019)[2]
Annual tuition$62,500
Revenue$13.5 million (2019)[2]
AffiliationsNAIS, TABS
Websiteblueridgeschool.com

Blue Ridge School (formerly The Blue Ridge Industrial School) is an independent, all-male boarding school for students grades 9-12 located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Saint George, Virginia, United States. Approximately 185 students attend Blue Ridge from 27 states and 15 foreign countries, with many from Virginia and other Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states. The school's campus is 751 acres (3 km2) in Greene County, Virginia, adjoining Brokenback Mountain at the edge of Shenandoah National Park in the Appalachian Mountains. The headmaster is William "Trip" Darrin, since 2012.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for Blue Ridge School". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Form 990" (PDF). Tax Exempt Organization Search. Internal Revenue Service. 2019.
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