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Kent, CT
School Type: Co-Ed
Boarding Grades: 9-12
Enrollment: 550
Annual Boarding Tuition: $43,500
Annual Day Tuition: $33,000
Student to Teacher Ratio: 7:1
School Focus: College Prep
Average Class Size: 12
% Students on Financial Aid: 32%
Endowment Size: $73 Million
Accommodates ADHD Students: No
School Supports LD: Yes
School Supports ESL: Yes
Year Founded: 1906
School Type: Co-Ed
Boarding Grades: 9-12
Enrollment: 550
Annual Boarding Tuition: $43,500
Annual Day Tuition: $33,000
Student to Teacher Ratio: 7:1
School Focus: College Prep
Average Class Size: 12
% Students on Financial Aid: 32%
Endowment Size: $73 Million
Accommodates ADHD Students: No
School Supports LD: Yes
School Supports ESL: Yes
Year Founded: 1906
Kent School
Kent Co-Ed Boarding School Information:
About Kent School
For over 100 years, KENT has followed our school motto: Simplicity of Life, Directness of Purpose and Self-Reliance.
Located in the Northwest corner of Connecticut in the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains along the banks of the Housatonic River, KENT is rich in tradition and innovation. Founded by an Episcopal monk, we maintain our affiliation with the church while developing to address the changing world our graduates enter. 560 girls and boys excel in our rigorous academic environment with the help of knowledgeable, supportive teachers. Many of our faculty have advanced degrees and our average tenure is more than a dozen years. Students prepare for the world’s top colleges and universities with an extensive liberal arts curriculum and competitive art, music and athletic programs. We study in 25 AP subjects, rare courses like Mandarin Chinese, Irish Drama, Genetics & Biotechnology and our new Pre-Engineering program.
As varied and challenging as your studies are at KENT, that's just part of the picture. The Arts flourish here, with strong programs in the visual arts, drama and music. Again, the variety of courses is rich—Sculpture, Digital Imaging, Orchestra, to name a few—and they are supplemented by extracurricular arts activities, such as Bell Ringing or singing in our a cappella groups, or even the spring musical, which combines the efforts of all of the Arts. Student musicians regularly audition for and gain the opportunity to perform with regional and statewide orchestras and ensembles.
KENT also has a vigorous and successful athletics program. We compete in 32 varsity sports in the Founder's League, one of the most competitive independent school leagues in the country. Virtually every year KENT wins League Championship in at least one sport and every season KENT athletes earn League All-Star, New England All-Star, or even All-American recognition. There's also an excellent intramural program with sports like skiing and mountain biking.
Add to all of this a wide variety of clubs and organizations, leadership opportunities, and fantastic residential life and you will see that a KENT student’s days are filled with opportunities to learn and grow, both inside and outside of the classroom. We come from 30 states and 43 countries. Most students live on campus. Our faculty largely live here, too and together build our active, engaging campus community seven days a week. In fact, service to the community is a significant part of life at KENT.
Kent School is a Community of Achievement with a Culture of Performance that gives our students Momentum for Life.
