Kents Hill School

Kents Hill School
Address
Map
1614 Main Street

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04349

Coordinates44°24′16″N 70°00′08″W / 44.4045°N 70.0022°W / 44.4045; -70.0022
Information
TypePrivate, Boarding
MottoOne person of principle can always make a difference.
Religious affiliation(s)Presently secular, historically Methodist
Established1824; 200 years ago (1824)
Head of schoolDr. Molly T. MacKean
Grades9–12, Academic Gap Year
Enrollment225
Student to teacher ratio6:1
Campus size400 acres (160 ha)
Campus typeTownship
Color(s)Red and Grey
MascotHusky
Websitewww.kentshill.org
Kent's Hill School Historic District
Bearce Hall
Area8 acres (3.2 ha)
Built1873 (1873)
ArchitectFrancis H. Fassett
Architectural styleItalianate, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.79000149[1]
Added to NRHPApril 26, 1979

Kents Hill School (also known as Kents Hill or KHS) is a co-educational, independent college-preparatory school for boarding and day students. Kents Hill is located in Kents Hill, Maine, 12 miles west of the state capital of Augusta. It is the 30th oldest boarding school in the United States and one of the oldest continuously operating co-educational college preparatory schools.[2] One of the three oldest Methodist academies in the United States (with Cazenovia Seminary and Wilbraham Academy), the school is now a member of the Association of Independent Schools in New England (AISNE) and accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC).

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Boarding Schools with the Oldest Founding Date (2017-2018)". www.boardingschoolreview.com.