| Pomfret School | |
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| Address | |
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398 Pomfret Street , Connecticut 06258 United States | |
| Coordinates | 41°53′10″N 71°57′54″W / 41.8862°N 71.9651°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, Coeducational, Secondary, Boarding |
| Motto | Certa Viriliter (Strive Valiantly) |
| Established | 1894 |
| Founder | William E. Peck |
| CEEB code | 070615 |
| Chairman | Justin P. Klein |
| Head of school | J. Timothy Richards |
| Grades | 9–12, postgraduate |
| Enrollment | 350[1] |
| Campus type | Rural |
| Student Union/Association | Olmsted Student Union Pomfret Alumni Association |
| Color(s) | Red and black |
| Athletics | 42 interscholastic teams |
| Mascot | Griffin |
| Newspaper | Pontefract |
| Website | www |
Pomfret School is an independent, coeducational, college preparatory boarding and day school in Pomfret, Connecticut, United States, serving 350 students in grades 9 through 12 and post-graduates. Located in the Pomfret Street Historic District, the average class size is 12 students with a student–teacher ratio of 6:1. Over 80% of faculty hold master's degrees or doctorates. Typically, 40% of students receive financial aid or support from over 60 endowed scholarship funds, 20% are students of color, 21% are international students.[1]
The school opened on October 3, 1894,[2][3] founded by William E. Peck and his wife Harriet.[3]
- ^ a b "Boarding School Review". Boarding School Review. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
- ^ Private Independent Schools. Bunting and Lyon. 1980. p. 119.
- ^ a b Pearson, Brad (1993). Stone, Emerson (ed.). The Spirit That Is Pomfret (First ed.). Kashino Design Enterprises. pp. 3–5.