Concord Academy
Overview

Concord Academy is an independent coeducational boarding and day school renowned for world-class faculty passionate students and graduates who make their mark on the world. Founded in 1922 Concord Academy has long balanced high academic standards with a focus on educating the whole student through the arts athletics and engagement in the world. Our community thrives on a love of learning thanks to the care and partnership of teachers who support our students and a wide-as-you-can-dream curriculum. Our rigorous approach to the sciences arts and humanities is infused with opportunities for intellectual growth as well as hands-on learning and collaboration. Our 39-acre campus on Main Street in Concord Mass. is home to nearly 400 students in grades 9 through 12 from nearby towns and around the globe. We bring students out into the world and the world to our campus. Our alumnae/i are authors and ambassadors entrepreneurs and engineers dancers and doctors. This is a place where students love to learn where creativity and trust are abundant natural resources and where the history and literature of New England enrich us every day.
Academics
Department Director
Student/Teacher Ratio: 1-Jun:
Average Class Size: 12
Summer Programs: Not Offered
Full Time Teachers: 34
Number of AP Courses Offered: 0
Teachers Holding Advanced Degrees: 87%
Number of IB Courses Offered: 0
Campus Life
Dorm Life
Number of Dorms:
Average Students Per Dorm: 25
Number of Girls Dorms: 3
Number of Boys Dorms: 3
Dorm Amenities
- Laundry Facilities
- Lounge
- Wireless Internet
Other Dorm Amenities
Facilities
- Baseball Field
- Fitness Center
- Indoor Basketball Court
- Pool
- Technology Center
- Volleyball Court
Other Facilities
Squash courts
Clubs & Organizations
- Amnesty International
- Animal Rights Club
- Asian Club
- Chess Club
- Classics Club
- Community Service
- Computer Club
- Debate Club
- Diversity Club
- Dorm Proctors
- Drama Club
- Environmental Club
- Foreign Language Clubs
- Habitat for Humanity
- International Club
- Investment Club
- Jewish Student Organization
- Literary Magazine
- Math Club
- Mock Trial
- Model UN
- Newspaper
- Outing Club
- Peer Counseling
- Peer Tutoring
- Photography Club
- Quiz Bowl
- Sailing Club
- Science Bowl
- Sexualities Club
- Student Activities
- Student Government
- Student Publications
- Theater Club
- Yearbook
- Young Democrats
- Young Republicans
- Radio Station
Arts & Athletics
Arts Department Director: Amy Spencer
Athletics Department Director: Sue Johnson
Arts
Interscholastic Sports
- Alpine Skiing
- Alpine Ski Racing
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country Running
- Field Hockey
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Sailing
- Soccer
- Softball
- Squash
- Tennis
- Track and Field
- Ultimate Frisbee
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
Recreational Sports
- Basketball
- Canoeing
- Dance
- Fencing
- Hiking
- Kayaking
- Kickball
- Martial Arts
- Mountain Biking
- Skateboarding
- Squash
- Surfing
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
- Ultimate Frisbee
- Volleyball
- Weight Lifting
- Ice Skating
Graduates
Notable Alumni
Drew Gilpin Faust
Class of 1964
President of Harvard University
Caroline Kennedy
Class of 1975
Ambassador to Japan Author attorney daughter of U.S. President John F. Kennedy
Queen Noor of Jordan
Class of 1969
Charlie Grandy
Class of 1992
Television writer producer winner of two Emmy Awards and two Writers' Guild Awards for Saturday Night Live
Caitlin Fitzgerald
Class of 2002
Actress
Sebastian Junger
Class of 1980
Filmmaker and author of The Perfect Storm
Sarah Koenig
Class of 1986
Journalist radio personality producer of This American Life and host of the acclaimed podcast Serial
Matt Taibbi
Class of 1992
Columnist for Rolling Stone
Theo Stockman
Class of 2003
Broadway actor
Vital Information
Student Body Type: Coed
Total Boarding: 149
Total Day: 234
Total Enrollment: 383
Boys: 192
Girls: 191
Boarding Grades Offered: 9-12
Day Grades Offered: 9-12
School Type: High School
Dress Code: Casual
Applications Accepted: SAO, Gateway to Prep
Application Deadline: January 15th
Tuition & Financial Aid
7-Day Boarding: $61,287
5-Day Boarding: N/A
Day Tuition Fee: $49,095
Need-Based Aid: Offered
Payment Plans: Offered
Students Receiving Aid: 24%
Average Awarded: $47,670
School Finances
Merit Scholarships: Not Offered
Students Receiving Merit Scholarships: %
Average Merit Scholarship: $
Current Endowment Amount: $67,056,380
Contact
Director of Admissions: Kate Peltz
Admissions Phone: 978 402 2250
Fax: 978 402 2250
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.concordacademy.org