Salisbury School

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Salisbury School
Address
Map
251 Canaan Road

Salisbury
,
Connecticut
06068

United States
Coordinates41°59′55″N 73°23′32″W / 41.998648°N 73.392271°W / 41.998648; -73.392271
Information
TypeCollege preparatory school
MottoEsse quam videri
Established1901 (123 years ago) (1901)
CEEB code070655
Faculty82
Grades9-12
Number of students330 [1]
Student to teacher ratio5:1
Campus size740 acres (3.0 km2)
Color(s)Crimson, white, black
   
Athletics33 interscholastic teams
MascotKnight
Endowment$85 million
Tuition$78,671.10 Boarding $62,798.65 Day
Websitewww.salisburyschool.org

Salisbury School is an elite all-boys, private college-preparatory boarding school in Salisbury, Connecticut. It was founded in 1901 by the Reverend George E. Quaile, former headmaster of St. Austin's Military School in Staten Island, New York.

Its school newspaper is The Cupola. Its mascot is the Crimson Knight.

In 2015, Business Insider ranked it the most expensive private high school in the United States.[2]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ "Salisbury School". GreatSchools. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  2. ^ Danner, Christi; and Stanger, Melissa. "The 50 most expensive private high schools in America", Business Insider, September 15, 2015. Accessed November 19, 2015. "For the first time, The Lawrenceville School in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, was not the most expensive on our list, but instead was overtaken by another northeastern school: the Salisbury School in Connecticut."
  3. ^ Cobb, James G. (13 April 2008). "John Herlitz, 65, Designer of Muscle Cars, Dies". The New York Times.
  4. ^ "Vanderbilt trio chose baseball over hockey". Tennessean.com. May 4, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2018.