Pingry School

The Pingry School
Location
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United States
Coordinates40°37′11.9″N 74°34′02″W / 40.619972°N 74.56722°W / 40.619972; -74.56722
Information
TypePrivate Day school
MottoMaxima reverentia pueris debetur.
The greatest respect is due students.
Established1861; 163 years ago (1861)
NCES School ID02043698[2]
HeadmasterTim Lear[1]
Faculty118 FTEs[2]
Enrollment841 (as of 2017–18)[2]
Average class size16 students in Lower School, 14 in Middle School, 13 in Upper School[3]
Student to teacher ratio7.1:1[2]
Campus size303 acres (123 ha)
Color(s)  Blue and
  White[8]
Athletics20 varsity sports
Athletics conferenceSkyland Conference
MascotBig Blue (bear)
Team nameBig Blue[8]
NewspaperThe Pingry Record[9]
Endowment$91 million[6]
Budget$46 million[7]
Tuition$47,336 (2022–23 for grades 9–12)[5]
Websitepingry.org

The Pingry School is a coeducational, independent, college preparatory country day school in New Jersey, with a Lower School (K–5) campus in the Short Hills neighborhood of Millburn, a Middle (6–8) and Upper School (9–12) campus in the Basking Ridge section of Bernards Township, and a campus for experiential learning in Pottersville. The school was founded in 1861 by John F. Pingry.[10] The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

  1. ^ "The Pingry School Names Timothy P. Lear '92 as Next Head of School", Pingry School, February 2, 2022. Accessed August 6, 2022. "The Pingry School has announced that Timothy P. Lear ’92, P ’25, ’27, ’30, a member of the Senior Administrative Team, teacher, and coach at Pingry since 2007, will be its 17th Head of School, effective July 1, 2022. He succeeds Matt Levinson, Pingry’s Head of School since 2019, who is leaving at the end of this academic year to become Head of School at San Francisco University High School."
  2. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference NCES was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Pingry At a Glance, Pingry School. Accessed April 19, 2023.
  4. ^ 2015 Class Profile. The Pingry School.
  5. ^ Tuition & Value, Pingry School. Accessed March 14, 2022.
  6. ^ Average Private School endowment in New Jersey, Private School Review. Accessed March 1, 2024. "4. The Pingry School $91 M"
  7. ^ 2013–2014 Pingry Annual Report on Giving. The Pingry School.
  8. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference NJSIAAprofile was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ The Pingry Record, Pingry School. Accessed March 14, 2022.
  10. ^ Lurie, M.N.; Siegel, M.; Mappen, M. (2004). Encyclopedia of New Jersey. Rutgers University Press. p. 640. ISBN 978-0-8135-3325-4. Retrieved June 22, 2019.