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School Type: All Girls
Boarding Grades: 9-12
Enrollment: 96
Annual Boarding Tuition: $48,000
Annual Day Tuition: $40,000
Student to Teacher Ratio: 6:1
School Focus: College Prep
Average Class Size: 10-12
% Students on Financial Aid: 19%
Endowment Size: $7 Million
Accommodates ADHD Students: No
School Supports LD: Yes
School Supports ESL: Yes
Year Founded: 1963
Purnell School
Purnell School All Girls Boarding School Information
About Purnell School
At Purnell, girls are encouraged to try new things and when they do they feel the support of their peers and teachers. Purnell is a place where one can grow into the woman she is meant to be, find a college that is right for her and learn important values to help her live a meaningful life. Be yourself, explore your strengths, find success, discover Purnell.
Our Mission
Purnell School's mission is to educate young women in grades nine through twelve whose potential has not previously been realized and to prepare them for college. Students learn to be ethical, independent, self-confident young women with a greater appreciation of the world around them. They understand how to be successful in a creative, supportive, and reflective environment that encompasses not only their lives in the classroom, but also their pride as participants in a vibrant residential community. Dedicated faculty act as mentors who understand how all types of minds learn. They teach and model the School's three founding guidelines:
-Consideration of Others
-Truthfulness in All Relations
-Use of Common Sense
