The Pennington School

The Pennington School
Front of Old Main Hall and school sign along Delaware Avenue
Location
Map
112 West Delaware Avenue

Pennington
,
Mercer County
,
New Jersey
08534
Coordinates40°19′43.02″N 74°47′39.75″W / 40.3286167°N 74.7943750°W / 40.3286167; -74.7943750
Information
TypeIndependent boarding and day school
MottoHonor. Virtue. Humility.
Established1838; 186 years ago (1838)
NCES School ID00869182[4]
Head of schoolWilliam S. Hawkey[1]
Faculty94.3 FTEs[4]
Grades6–12
Enrollment530 (as of 2021–22)[4]
Student to teacher ratio5.6:1[4]
Campus55 acres (220,000 m2)[3]
Color(s)  Red and
  Black[5]
Team nameRed Hawks[6][5]
Tuition$48,600 (Upper School, Day for 2023–24)[2]
AffiliationUnited Methodist Church
Websitewww.pennington.org

The Pennington School is an independent, coeducational college preparatory school for day and boarding students located in Pennington, Mercer County, New Jersey. The school operates for students in sixth through twelfth grades. The Head of School is Dr. William S. Hawkey, who assumed the position in July 2014.[7]

As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 530 students and 94.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 5.6:1. The school's student body was 58.7% (311) White, 17.2% (91) Asian, 9.2% (49) Black, 8.7% (46) two or more races, 5.8% (31) Hispanic, and 0.4% (2) American Indian / Alaska Native.[4]

Pennington is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools,[8] the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools,[9] the Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools,[10] and the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry of the United Methodist Church.[11] The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1930; the accreditation expires in May 2025.[12]

  1. ^ Head of School's Office, The Pennington School. Accessed January 22, 2024.
  2. ^ Scholarships and Financial Assistance, The Pennington School. Accessed January 22, 2024.
  3. ^ About Us, The Pennington School. Accessed October 26, 2022. "55-acre campus located in Pennington, NJ"
  4. ^ a b c d e School data for The Pennington School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2023.
  5. ^ a b The Pennington School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  6. ^ "News Detail - the Pennington School".
  7. ^ Stratton, Jean. "Core Values of Honor, Virtue, and Humility Continue to Guide The Pennington School", Town Topics. Accessed May 4, 2015. "'I think what attracts most families to private school education is the intimacy of our education,' notes William S. Hawkey, PhD who became headmaster in July."
  8. ^ The Pennington School Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, National Association of Independent Schools. Accessed June 19, 2011.
  9. ^ List of Member Schools, New Jersey Association of Independent Schools. Accessed August 13, 2017.
  10. ^ Listing of ADVIS member schools, Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools. Accessed June 19, 2011.
  11. ^ Pre-Collegiate Schools Archived August 1, 2012, at archive.today, General Board of Higher Education and Ministry of the United Methodist Church. Accessed June 19, 2011.
  12. ^ Pennington School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed February 11, 2022.