Peddie School

The Peddie School
Address
Map
201 South Main Street

, ,
08520

United States
Coordinates40°15′50″N 74°31′19″W / 40.264°N 74.522°W / 40.264; -74.522
Information
TypePrivate, Boarding
MottoFinimus Pariter Renovamusque Labores
We finish our labors only to begin anew
Religious affiliation(s)founded as American Baptist
Established1864 (1864)
NCES School ID00868746[2]
Head of schoolPeter A. Quinn[1]
Faculty83 FTEs[2]
Grades912 and post-graduate
Enrollment532 (as of 2021–22)[2]
Student to teacher ratio6.4:1[2]
CampusSuburban, 280 acres (110 ha)
Color(s)  Blue and
  Gold[3]
Athletics conferenceMid-Atlantic Prep League
Team nameFalcons[3]
RivalBlair Academy
AccreditationMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools[7]
PublicationAmphion (literary magazine)[8]
NewspaperPeddie News[8]
Endowment$451 million[4]
School fees$1,340[5]
Tuition$63,500 day
$72,800 boarding (2023-24)[5]
Websitewww.peddie.org

The Peddie School is a college preparatory school in Hightstown, in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is a non-denominational, coeducational boarding school located on a 280-acre (110 ha) campus, and serves students in the ninth through twelfth grades, plus a small post-graduate class. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1928.[7]

For the 2023–24 school year, the school had an acceptance rate of 22%.[9]

As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 532 students and 83 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 6.4:1. The school's student body was 41.0% (218) White, 35.0% (186) Asian, 11.3% (60) Black, 7.3% (39) two or more races and 5.5% (29) Hispanic.[2] Peddie had 62% of students in residence. The student body represented 26 states as well as 29 foreign countries. Peddie had an average class size of 12.

Peter Quinn succeeded John Green as head of school in 2013.[10]

  1. ^ Leadership, Peddie School. Accessed February 10, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e School data for Peddie School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference NJSIAAprofile was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ College Profile 2021-2, Peddie School. Accessed May 20, 2022.
  5. ^ a b Tuition and Affordability, Peddie School. Accessed September 17, 2023.
  6. ^ Peddie School Position Statement, Peddie School.
  7. ^ a b Peddie School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed February 10, 2022.
  8. ^ a b Clubs and Organizations, Peddie School. Accessed May 4, 2022.
  9. ^ "Peddie School", Private School Review, 2022. Accessed December 11, 2023.
  10. ^ Peddie News, Peddie School. Accessed December 8, 2012.

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