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Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School
339 Nacoochee Drive, Rabun Gap, GA 30568 - View a map of this school Map tel: 706-746-7467
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"Founded one hundred and three years ago, Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School has a wonderful history of providing boarding and day students with an educational experience of the highest quality at an affordable cost. The school is located on 1,400 spacious acres in Rabun Gap, nestled in the mountains of northeast Georgia, offering beautiful seasonal weather, a variety performing arts programs and outdoor activities, along with a safe and secure campus environment for both day and boarding students..."


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Listed among the top 20 boarding schools (out of 232 schools) for:
  Diversity - High percentage of students of color
  Affordability - High percentage of students on financial aid

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Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School Boarding School Avg.
Overview:
School Focus College Preparatory College Preparatory
Grades Offered  (Boarding) 7-12 8-12
Grades Offered (Day) 6-12 Pre-K-12
School Type Co-ed Co-ed
Support for ADD/ADHD Students No No
Religious Affiliation Presbyterian Non-denominational
Year Founded 1903 1899
Campus Size 1400 acres 150 acres
     
Student Body
Enrollment 354 students 294 students
Percent Students of Color 34% 16%
Percent International Students 19% 15%
Percent Students Boarding 53% 72%
Average SAT Score 600 *National Avg. » View
SAT range (25th-75th percentile) 1620 - 2070 -
Average ACT score 25 *National Avg. » View
Offers Post-Grad Year No No
     
Academics and Faculty    
Saturday Classes No No
Classroom Dress Code Casual Formal
Average Class Size 16 12
*National School Avg. » 20
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:8 1:7
# of AP/Advanced Courses Offered 15 13
ESL Courses Offered Yes Yes
% Faculty with Advanced Degree 66% 60%
Summer Program Offered No Yes
     
Finances    
Endowment Size $74 million $17 million
Yearly Tuition (Boarding Students) $31,500 $36,600
Yearly Tuition (Day Students) $14,500 $20,975
Percent Students on Financial Aid 60% 30%
Average Financial Aid Grant $ 14,840 $ 16,199
Merit Scholarships Offered Yes No
     
Admission    
Application Deadline Feb. 15 / Jun. 1 / rolling Jan. 15
SSAT Required No Yes
Average Percentile SSAT 45% -
Acceptance Rate 69% 60%
Director of Admissions Adele Yermack
DaRel Chrisitiansen
Associate Director of Admissions Dale Earnhardt
Course Listings:
List of Courses Offered Link to List of Courses
Sports:
Total Interscholastic Sports Offered 10 13

Interscholastic Sports

BaseballBasketball
Cross CountryGolf
SoccerSoftball
SwimmingTennis
Track and FieldVolleyball
Extracurricular:
Total Extracurricular Organizations 30 22
  Extracurriculars
 
Anime ClubCirque
Community ServiceDance
Diversity ClubDorm Prefects
Envirothon ClubFellowship of Christian Athletes
French ClubFrench National Honor Society
Gap PlayersGap Singers
Honor CouncilJane Austen Society
Literary MagazineLivestock Show Program
Math ClubModel UN
National Honor SocietyOutdoor Club
Peer TutoringPhilosophy Club
Photograpghy ClubSchool Newspaper
Senior Class OfficersSpanish Club
Student GovernmentThespian Club
Weightlifting ClubYearbook
College Matriculation:  
Year: 2006-2007 10 Most Popular College Choices  (# Enrolled)  
Agnes Scott College
2
Auburn University
2
College of Charleston
2
Emory University
2
George Institute of Technology
2
Unversity of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
2
Carnegie Mellon University
1
Purdue University
1
University of Alabama
1
Washington and Lee University
1
Link to Matriculation Data
School Notes:
  • Founded one hundred and three years ago, Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School has a wonderful history of providing boarding and day students with an educational experience of the highest quality at an affordable cost. The school is located on 1,400 spacious acres in Rabun Gap, nestled in the mountains of northeast Georgia, offering beautiful seasonal weather, a variety of performing arts and outdoor activities, along with a safe and secure campus environment for both day and boarding students.
  • We have continued to enhance our facilities and programs to meet the current needs of our students; The 47,000 sq. ft. Arts and Technology Building, a more spacious library, and superior athletic fields as just a few examples of the significant additions to the campus during the past four years. RGNS opened the 2007-2008 school year with a record-breaking enrollment of 354 students.
  • School accreditations: Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS) and Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)
  • Profile last updated: 11/05/2007
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