The Thacher School
Founded in 1889, The Thacher School is a coeducational boarding high school located 85 miles north of Los Angeles, California.
The School serves academically talented students who will benefit from a rigorous college preparatory experience.
The faculty and students live and work closely together in a community in which cooperation, trust, honesty, and respect are the cornerstones of school life.
Together, we commit to the belief that demands in the academic classroom, when combined with those of mountains and horses, of sports and the arts, produce independent minds, strong bodies, and powerful character.
Quick Stats (2022)
- Grades: (Boarding) 9-12
- Students: 254 students
- Yearly Tuition (Boarding Students): $62,810
- Yearly Tuition (Day Students): $43,850
- Acceptance rate: 11%
- Average class size: 11 students
- Application Deadline: Jan. 15
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Description
The tight knit community is a really rare quality at high schools in general but especially boarding schools. The relationships with teachers and students is so close and the fact that there is very few. . .
The horse department at Thacher is both unique and outstanding. Unique because the school strives to keep the cowboy culture alive with over 100 horses and a fully outfitted western riding center. It is outstanding. . .
Thacher's community on campus is unlike any other, connections at the school go beyond merely knowing every student's name but having had interacted closely with everyone whether on a camping trip, in the dining hall. . .
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Top Rankings
The Thacher School ranks among the top 20 boarding schools (out of 308 schools) for:
Category
Attribute
School Resources
Selectivity
Student Test Scores
School Overview
School Focus
College Preparatory
College Preparatory
Grades Offered (Boarding)
9-12
9-12
School Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
Year Founded
1889
1907
Campus Size
427 acres
125 acres
Student Body
Enrollment
254 students
300 students
% Students of Color
44%
25%
% International Students
12%
20%
% Students Boarding
93%
70%
SAT range (25th-75th percentile)
1260 - 1510
-
Offers Post-Grad Year
No
No
Academics and Faculty
Saturday Classes
No
No
Student : Teacher Ratio
6:1
7:1
# of AP / Advanced Courses Offered
18
17
ESL Courses Offered
No
Yes
% Faculty with Advanced Degree
83%
70%
Summer Program Offered
No
Yes
Tuition Cost
Endowment Size
$170.6 million
(June 2019)
(June 2019)
$25 million
Yearly Tuition
(Boarding Students)
(Boarding Students)
$62,810
$59,900
Yearly Tuition
(Day Students)
(Day Students)
$43,850
$32,995
% Students on Financial Aid
29%
40%
Avg. Financial Aid Grant
$47,000
$25,000
Merit Scholarships Offered
No
No
Acceptance Rate
Application Deadline
Jan. 15
Jan. 15
SSAT Required
Yes
Yes
Acceptance Rate
11%
58%
Director of Admissions
Bill McMahon
Associate Director of Admissions
A.J. Yates
Sports
# Interscholastic Sports Offered
14
16
Sports
Extracurriculars
Total Extracurricular Organizations
20
23
Extracurriculars
Prefects, Quilting, Sir Winston Churchill Debating Society, Spanish Club
Club or Organization:
Amnesty International Club, Black Student Union, Cheese Club, Christian Fellowship Club, Indoor, Latinos Unidos, Literary Society, Multi-ethnic Student Union, Robotics Club, Spectrum, The Notes, United Cultures of Thacher
Arts and Music Programs:
Chamber, Thacher Masquers
Recreational Athletic Programs:
Fitness/Challenge Fitness, Thacher Pack & Spur Club
Club or Organization:
Amnesty International Club, Black Student Union, Cheese Club, Christian Fellowship Club, Indoor, Latinos Unidos, Literary Society, Multi-ethnic Student Union, Robotics Club, Spectrum, The Notes, United Cultures of Thacher
Arts and Music Programs:
Chamber, Thacher Masquers
Recreational Athletic Programs:
Fitness/Challenge Fitness, Thacher Pack & Spur Club
College Matriculation
Year: 2012 - 2016
10 Most Popular College Choices (# Enrolled)
Stanford University
16
New York University
12
Colorado College
11
USC
11
Claremont McKenna College
10
Columbia University
8
Dartmouth College
8
Tafts University
8
Universtity of Richmond
8
Duke University
7
School Notes
- Founded in 1889, The Thacher School is a coeducational boarding high school located 85 miles north of Los Angeles, California. The School serves academically talented students who will benefit from a rigorous college preparatory experience. The faculty and students live and work closely together in a community in which cooperation, trust, honesty, and respect are the cornerstones of school life. Together, we commit to the belief that demands in the academic classroom, when combined with those of mountains and horses, of sports and the arts, produce independent minds, strong bodies, and powerful character.
- The Thacher School accreditations: TABS, NAIS, WBSA, SSATB
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