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Suffield Academy | |
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Address | |
185 North Main Street , Connecticut 06078 United States | |
Coordinates | 41°59′05″N 72°39′01″W / 41.9848°N 72.6503°W |
Information | |
Type | Private boarding/day school |
Motto | Esse Quam Videri Latin: To be, rather than to seem |
Founded | 1833 |
CEEB code | 070765 |
Head teacher | Charles Cahn III[1] |
Faculty | 90 teachers |
Enrollment | 415 students[2] |
Average class size | 10 students[2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 5:1[2] |
Campus size | 368 acres (149 ha) |
Color(s) | Black and orange |
Athletics | 20 interscholastic sports teams |
Mascot | Tiger |
Website | www |
Suffield Academy is a private preparatory school located in Suffield, Connecticut. It was founded in 1833 to train young men for ministry in the Baptist Church. The tuition fees for students are currently $71,500 for boarding students and $49,500 for day students.[3] The head of the school is Charlie Cahn, who has been in post since 2004.[4] The school is coeducational, with slightly more than half the students (55%) being boys. Approximately 15% of the student body are students of color, 18% are international students, and 67% are boarders.[2]
Fourteen dormitories on campus house the boarding students with 90 faculty members serving as dormitory and student advisors as well as teachers and coaches.