St. George’s School (RI)
Newport
Rhode Island
United States
Overview
St. George's School is a coeducational boarding and day school for 360 students in grades 9 through 12. For more than a century the selective school's rigorous curriculum and wide-ranging extracurricular opportunities have inspired students to lives of leadership and service to the world. St. George's 125-acre campus boasts stunning architecture a neo-Gothic Chapel and remarkable facilities all overlooking Newport and the Atlantic Ocean. Our committed educators believe their work occurs not only in the classroom but also in coaching supervising dormitories advising students and coordinating extracurricular clubs and activities. St. George's is committed to enrolling a talented and diverse student body and believes that financial need should never discourage a student from applying for admission to St. George's School.
Academics
Summary: At st. George's the formal college counseling process begins in the fifth form year with students and advisors meeting in large group small group and one-to-one sessions to assess student interests discuss career goals weigh the importance of factors such as location cost size and extra-curricular activities and gain a sense of the range of selectivity a student should have in mind in his or her research of colleges. College counselors at st. George's help a student identify a group of colleges that meet the student's needs academically and that will provide an appropriate environment for a student's continuing personal and intellectual growth. We are in the business of enabling students to see a match and then aiding them in making that match with colleges throughout the application process. We visit college campuses attend professional conferences and workshops and host at st. George's one hundred colleges a year. We offer informed advice to students and their pare
Department Director
Student/Teacher Ratio: 1-Jul:
Average Class Size: 10
Summer Programs: Offered
Full Time Teachers: 82
Number of AP Courses Offered: 22
Teachers Holding Advanced Degrees: 66.0%
Number of IB Courses Offered: 0
Campus Life
Dorm Life
Number of Dorms:
Average Students Per Dorm: 25
Number of Girls Dorms: 6
Number of Boys Dorms: 6
Dorm Amenities
- Laundry Facilities
- Lounge
- Vending Machines
Other Dorm Amenities
Facilities
- All-Weather Track
- Baseball Field
- Fitness Center
- Football Field
- Indoor Basketball Court
- Indoor Pool
- Technology Center
Other Facilities
- Merck/Horton Center for Teaching and Learning
Clubs & Organizations
- Astronomy Club
- Community Service
- Computer Club
- Debate Club
- Diversity Club
- Dorm Proctors
- Environmental Club
- Food Council
- Foreign Language Clubs
- Habitat for Humanity
- International Club
- Literary Magazine
- Math Club
- Mock Trial
- Model UN
- Newspaper
- Peer Counseling
- Peer Tutoring
- Photography Club
- SADD
- Sailing Club
- Sexualities Club
- Student Activities
- Student Government
- Student Publications
- Theater Club
- Weightlifting Club
- Yearbook
- Young Democrats
- Young Republicans
- Radio Station
Arts & Athletics
Arts Department Director: Ted Sturtevant
Athletics Department Director: Bob Pipe
Notable Achievements: 2016 Sailing National Champions 2016 NEPSAC Girls Hockey Champions 2015 Football ISL & New England Bowl Champions
Arts
Interscholastic Sports
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country Running
- Field Hockey
- Football
- Golf
- Ice Hockey
- Lacrosse
- Sailing
- Soccer
- Softball
- Squash
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and Field
Recreational Sports
- Dance
- Fitness
Graduates
Notable Alumni
Howard Dean
Class of 1966
Claiborne Pell
Class of 1936
Tucker Carlson
Class of 1987
Julie Bowen
Class of 1987
Billy Bush
Class of 1990
Vital Information
Student Body Type: Coed
Total Boarding: 305
Total Day: 72
Total Enrollment: 377
Boys: 186
Girls: 191
Boarding Grades Offered: 9-12
Day Grades Offered: 9-12
School Type: High School
Dress Code: Other
Applications Accepted: SAO, Gateway to Prep
Application Deadline: February 1st
Tuition & Financial Aid
7-Day Boarding: $61,550
5-Day Boarding: N/A
Day Tuition Fee: $43,550
Need-Based Aid: Offered
Payment Plans: Offered
Students Receiving Aid: 30.0%
Average Awarded: $44,000
School Finances
Merit Scholarships: Not Offered
Students Receiving Merit Scholarships: %
Average Merit Scholarship: $
Current Endowment Amount: $130,772,123
Contact
Director of Admissions: Kelly Richards
Admissions Phone: 401 842 6600
Fax: 401 842 6696
Email: admission@stgeorges.edu
Website: www.stgeorges.edu
