Overview and History:
Founded in 1845 by the Germantown Monthly Meeting of the Society of Friends
_Co-ed Kindergarten through 12th grade _Dana Okeson Weeks, Head of School, joined GFS in 2013
_Community Scholars Program celebrates 46 years _Edward E. Ford Foundation Educational Leadership Initiative grant recipient
Student Body:
861 Students
1:8 Faculty to Student ratio
31% Students of color
6% Quaker
100% Graduates attend four-year college
20 National Merit Semifinalists in 2011and 2012
36 Friends League Championships since fall 2005
12% Children or grandchildren of alumni
Faculty:
Full time faculty: 87_Part time faculty: 24_Assistant teachers/aides: 20_Administrators who teach: 6_
Average 19 years teaching experience
73% of faculty hold advanced degrees
18% faculty and administrators of color
8% Quaker faculty and administrators
Finances:
__Current operating budget: $20 million
_Tuition: $19,500 for Kindergarten to $28,450 for 10th through 12th grades
_Financial Aid awarded to 29% of students, including 28 Community Scholars
_$1,138,138 raised in 2011-12 Annual Giving program from 2,169 donors, 104% of goal
_Alumni participation 26%
_Parent participation 69%
_School Committee participation 100%
Recent Campus Capital Improvements:
Over the past ten years we have raised $36.3 million to increase endowment and for these capital improvements:
__2009 Sustainable Wade Science Center
_2008 Friends Free Library Renovation
_2005 The Campus Common
_2004 Field House
_2004 Loeb Performing Arts Center
_2003 Greenawalt Track and Field
_1997 Hargroves Center