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Independent college-preparatory boarding & day high school
Motto
Latin: Dirige Nos Domine (Guide Us Lord)
Religious affiliation(s)
Nonsectarian[1]
Established
1888; 136 years ago (1888)
Founder
Andrew W. Wilson
Status
Currently operational[1]
CEEB code
394365
NCES School ID
01197887[1]
Chair
John Jacob
Head of school
Christopher A. Brueningsen[2]
Faculty
27.6 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades
9–12, PG
Gender
All-boys; converting to mixed-sex education in 2024[1]
Age range
14–18
Enrollment
191[1] (2021–2022)
• Grade 9
21[1]
• Grade 10
48[1]
• Grade 11
53[1]
• Grade 12
69[1]
Average class size
10[3]
Student to teacher ratio
6.9[1]
Language
English
Hours in school day
8[1]
Campus size
350 acres (140 ha)
Area
300,000 square feet (28,000 m2)
Campus type
Distant rural[1]
Color(s)
Black and White
Slogan
Preparing young men to succeed in college and life
Song
Kiski Then Forever[4]
Fight song
Fight for Old Kiski[4]
Athletics
12 varsity teams[5]
Athletics conference
PAISAA[6]
Nickname
Cougars
Accreditation
MSA
Publication
The Kiski School Bulletin[7] The Springs[8]
Newspaper
Kiski News Kiski Minutes The Kiskiminetan
Yearbook
Kiskiminetan
Endowment
$12.87 million[9]
Annual tuition
$54,900 (boarding)[10] $33,500 (day)[10]
Revenue
$12.62 million[9]
Graduates (2020)
75[11]
Affiliations
NAIS,[1] PAIS, & TABS[1]
Website
kiski.org
The Kiski School (formerly the Kiskiminetas Springs School and often known simply as Kiski or Kiski Prep) is an independent, college-preparatory boarding school in Saltsburg, Pennsylvania, United States. The school, named after the nearby Kiskiminetas River, is located about 30 miles (48 km) east by north of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1888, Kiski is the oldest remaining non-military all-boys boarding school in the United States.
Kiski educates students in grades 9–12, along with a post-graduate (PG) year. Kiski has an enrollment of approximately 191, with international students from 23 different countries.[3] For 2024, Niche ranked Kiski 9th-best boarding high school in Pennsylvania.[12]
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"Search for Private Schools – School Detail for The Kiski School". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
^Brueningsen, Christopher. "A Letter From Our Head of School". Welcome. The Kiski School. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
^ ab"Kiski by the Numbers 2020–2021" (PDF). The Kiski School. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
^ abStudents Hand Book. Kiski School Archives at the John A. Pidgeon Library: Kiskiminetas Springs School. 1937–1938. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
^Cite error: The named reference athletics was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"Members". Pennsylvania Independent Schools Athletic Association. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
^"Read the Latest Kiski Bulletin". Alumni. The Kiski School. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
^"The Springs". Arts & Culture. The Kiski School. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
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