Mercersburg Academy | |
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Address | |
100 Academy Drive , 17236 | |
Coordinates | 39°49′34″N 77°53′54″W / 39.82611°N 77.89833°W |
Information | |
Former name | Marshall College (1836-65) Mercersburg College (1865-93) |
Type | Independent selective college-preparatory boarding and day high school |
Motto | Latin: Integritas, Virilitas, Fidelitas (Integrity, Virility, Fidelity) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Nonsectarian[1] |
Established | 1836 |
Founder | William Mann Irvine |
Status | Currently operational |
CEEB code | 392570 |
NCES School ID | 01197796[1] |
Head of school | Quentin McDowell |
Staff | 144 |
Faculty | 58.3 (FTE)[1] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Gender | Coeducational |
Enrollment | 444[1] (2017-2018) |
• Grade 9 | 81[1] |
• Grade 10 | 117[1] |
• Grade 11 | 114[1] |
• Grade 12 | 132[1] |
Average class size | 12 |
Student to teacher ratio | 7.6[1] |
Language | English |
Hours in school day | 6[1] |
Campus size | 300 acres (120 ha) |
Campus type | Rural[1] |
Color(s) | Blue and white |
Sports | 24 varsity teams |
Nickname | Blue Storm |
Accreditations | MSA,[2] NAIS,[1] TABS,[1] PAIS |
Endowment | $397 million[3] |
Budget | $34 million[3] |
School fees | $310–$1,360 |
Annual tuition | $72,925 (boarding) $45,600 (day)[4] |
Revenue | $44.65 million |
Nobel laureates | Burton Richter |
Website | www |
Mercersburg Academy | |
Location | PA 16, Mercersburg, Pennsylvania |
Area | 15 acres (6.1 ha) |
Built | 1836 |
Architect | Multiple |
Architectural style | Classical Revival, Late Gothic Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 84003374[5] |
Added to NRHP | June 21, 1984 |
Mercersburg Academy (formerly Marshall College and Mercersburg College) is an independent college-preparatory boarding and day high school in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Founded in 1893, the school enrolls approximately 444 students in grades 9–12, including postgraduates, on a campus about 90 miles northwest by north of Washington, D.C.