John Burroughs School

This article is about the school in Ladue, Missouri. For the school in Burbank, California, see John Burroughs High School. For the school in Ridgecrest, California, see Sherman E. Burroughs High School.
John Burroughs School
Address
Map
755 South Price Road

Ladue
,
Missouri
63124

United States
Information
TypePrivate college-preparatory school
Religious affiliation(s)Nonsectarian[1]
Established1923; 101 years ago (1923)
Head of schoolAndy Abbott
Teaching staff116.0 (FTE) (2019–20)[1]
Grades7–12
GenderCo-ed
Enrollment639 (2019–20)[1]
Student to teacher ratio5.5 (2019–20)[1]
Campus size49 acres (200,000 m2)[3]
Campus typeSuburban[1]
Color(s)Blue & Gold
MascotBombers
RivalMary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School
Endowment$70M[2]
Tuition$31,240 (2021–22)[3]
AffiliationNational Association of Independent Schools[1]
Websitewww.jburroughs.org Edit this at Wikidata

John Burroughs School (JBS) is a private, non-sectarian college-preparatory school with 631 students in grades 7–12. Its 49-acre (200,000 m2) campus[3] is located in Ladue, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis. Founded in 1923, it is named for U.S. naturalist and philosopher John Burroughs.

John Burroughs has long had a school philosophy of liberal and progressive education. It has been recognized as one of the nation's premier preparatory schools.[4] In 2007, the Wall Street Journal ranked it among the top 50 schools in sending graduates to eight top universities.[4]

As of 2020, the faculty includes 96 full-time and 32 part-time members. Since 2009, the Head of School has been Andy Abbott, formerly an English teacher and the school's head of college counseling. He replaced Keith Shahan, who served as headmaster for 23 years.[5]

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  2. ^ "Endowment & Scholarships". John Burroughs School. John Burroughs School. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "JBS @ A Glance - John Burroughs School". John Burroughs School. Archived from the original on October 10, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020 – via www.jburroughs.org.
  4. ^ a b "WSJ.com". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 2007-12-28. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
  5. ^ "Legacy of Leadership - John Burroughs School". www.jburroughs.org. Archived from the original on 2020-09-19. Retrieved 2020-11-02.