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Pomfret School
Address
Map
398 Pomfret Street

Pomfret
,
Connecticut
06258

United States
Coordinates41°53′10″N 71°57′54″W / 41.8862°N 71.9651°W / 41.8862; -71.9651
Information
TypePrivate, Coeducational, Secondary, Boarding
MottoCerta Viriliter
(Strive Valiantly)
Established1894 (130 years ago) (1894)
FounderWilliam E. Peck
CEEB code070615
ChairmanJustin P. Klein
Head of schoolJ. Timothy Richards
Grades9–12, postgraduate
Enrollment350[1]
Campus typeRural
Student Union/AssociationOlmsted Student Union Pomfret Alumni Association
Color(s)Red and black
  
Athletics42 interscholastic teams
MascotGriffin
NewspaperPontefract
Websitewww.pomfret.org

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 (see Endowed scholarships), 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]

  1. ^ a b "Boarding School Review". Boarding School Review. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  2. ^ Private Independent Schools. Bunting and Lyon. 1980. p. 119.
  3. ^ a b Pearson, Brad (1993). Stone, Emerson (ed.). The Spirit That Is Pomfret (First ed.). Kashino Design Enterprises. pp. 3–5.

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