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Tabor Academy
66 Front Street, Marion, MA 02738 - View a map of this school Map tel: (508)291-8300
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"Tabor offers a thoughtful and rigorous academic program that provides a solid foundation for study at competitive colleges. For a school of our size, the curriculum contains an especially broad spectrum of courses, from introductory levels to honors and AP courses to highly sophisticated opportunities for independent work, in the traditional liberal arts fields such as the humanities, math, and the sciences, as well as more unusual offerings — for a secondary school — in areas such as Greek, marine science, and stage and lighting design ..."


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Listed among the top 20 boarding schools (out of 238 schools) for:
  Offering Breadth - High # of AP/advanced courses offered

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Tabor Academy Boarding School Avg.
Overview:
School Focus College Preparatory College Preparatory
Grades Offered 9-12 8-12
School Type Co-ed Co-ed
Support for ADD/ADHD Students No No
Religious Affiliation Non-denominational Non-denominational
Year Founded 1876 1900
Campus Size 85 acres 150 acres
     
Student Body
Enrollment 500 students 294 students
Percent Students of Color 8% 16%
Percent International Students 15% 15%
Percent Students Boarding 72% 70%
Average SAT Score 1850 *National Avg. » View
Offers Post-Grad Year No No
     
Academics and Faculty    
Saturday Classes Yes No
Frequency of Saturday Classes Weekly Weekly
Classroom Dress Code Formal Formal
Average Class Size 11 12
*National School Avg. » 20
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:6 1:7
# of AP/Advanced Courses Offered 22 13
ESL Courses Offered Yes Yes
% Faculty with Advanced Degree 64% 60%
Summer Program Offered Yes Yes
     
Finances    
Endowment Size $42 million $16 million
Yearly Tuition (Boarding Students) $41,400 $36,800
Yearly Tuition (Day Students) $29,600 $21,200
Percent Students on Financial Aid 30% 30%
Average Financial Aid Grant $ 27,000 $ 16,600
Merit Scholarships Offered No No
     
Admission    
Application Deadline Jan. 31 Jan. 15
SSAT Required Yes Yes
Average Percentile SSAT 65% -
Acceptance Rate n/a 60%
Director of Admissions Andrew L. McCain
Associate Director of Admissions Eric C. Long
Course Listings:
List of Courses Offered Link to List of Courses
Sports:
Total Interscholastic Sports Offered 16 13

Interscholastic Sports

BaseballBasketball
CrewCross Country
Field HockeyFootball
GolfIce Hockey
LacrosseSailing
SoccerSoftball
SquashTennis
Track and FieldWrestling
Extracurricular:
Total Extracurricular Organizations 17 22
  Extracurriculars
 
A Cappella GroupsAdmissions Tour Guides
Bowsprit Literary MagazineCommunity Service Program
Dance ClubDrama
Instrumental GroupsInternational Student Organization
Mock Trial TeamModel United Nations
Peer ListeningSpeech and Debate Team
Stage CrewStudent Activities Committee
Student CouncilStudent Newspaper
Yearbook
College Matriculation:  
Year: 2007 10 Most Popular College Choices  (# Enrolled)  
Boston University
5
Babson College
3
College of the Holy Cross
3
Harvard University
3
New York University
3
Union College
3
Columbia University
2
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
2
University of Pennsylvania
2
Williams College
2
Link to Matriculation Data
School Notes:
  • Profile last updated: 05/29/2008
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