Founded
1889 as The Mary C. Wheeler School in Providence, Rhode Island
Enrollment by Division
Total enrollment: 821
Upper School: 372
Middle School: 184
Lower School: 197
Hamilton: 68
Number of full & part time Faculty & Staff 199
Student:Faculty Ratio 6:1 school wide
Percent of Students of Color 25%
Percent of Students Living in Providence 37%
City Campus Facilities
Approximately 5 acres in the center of College Hill. 14 Buildings, 2 major play areas.
Farm Campus Facilities
Approximately 120 acres in rural Seekonk, MA; all-weather track, field house with 3 full-size basketball courts; 8 tennis courts; multiple Spring and Fall playing fields
Tuition by Division (Fall 2015)
Upper & Middle: $32,565
Lower: $29,960
Nursery & Pre-K: $15,925
Hamilton: $45,380
Endowment (June 2015) $32,500,000
Need-based Financial Aid Budget $3,677,250
Percent of students receiving Need-based Aid (2014) 24.5%
Average Need-based Award $15,450
Number of AP Exams Taken (Spring 2015)
140 students sat for 273 exams
97% with score of 3 or better
83% with score of 4 or better
Volumes in Library 25,607 books including an extensive audio and video collection; 59 electronic database and ebook subscriptions including Britannica School, WorldBook Online and JStor; 681 e-books on Overdrive and 23 magazines through digital service, Flipster; 17 ipads and 39 Kindles, including 5 Kindle Fires; and 50 Chromebooks for use in library or lending to students
Technology and Connectivity
Campus-Wide Wireless Network Access
20 Smartboards Installed in Classrooms
657 networked computers serving 3 Computer Labs, 28 Mobile Labs and 3 Libraries
1:1 ipads in 1st through 3rd grade in Wheeler Lower School
1:1 ipads in 1st through 5th grade in Hamilton Lower School
shared laptop cart in 4th grade
1:1 chromebooks in 5th grade
1:1 chromebooks in 6th and 7th grade
1 cart for loaners and for charging
3 mobile carts in Hamilton Middle School for shared laptops and ipads
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) in 8th through 12th grade