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Perkiomen School - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 40°23′56″N 75°30′12″W / 40.39877°N 75.50330°W

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Perkiomen School
Aerial view of Perkiomen School in June 2016
Address

200 Seminary St Pennsburg , Montgomery , Pennsylvania 18073-1815 United States
Coordinates	40°23′56″N 75°30′12″W / 40.39877°N 75.50330°W / 40.39877; -75.50330
Information
Type	Independent college-preparatory boarding school
Motto	Latin: Solvitur vivendo (It is solved by living)
Religious affiliation(s)	Nonsectarian^[1]
Established	1875; 149 years ago (1875)
CEEB code	393190
NCES School ID	01197752^[1]
Head of school	Mark Devey
Faculty	40.8 (on an FTE basis)^[1]
Grades	6–12
Gender	Coeducational
Enrollment	330^[1] (2019–2020)
• Grade 6	9
• Grade 7	15
• Grade 8	30
• Grade 9	48
• Grade 10	79
• Grade 11	74
• Grade 12	75
Student to teacher ratio	8.1:1^[1]
Hours in school day	9^[1]
Campus size	165 acres (67 ha)
Campus type	Suburban^[1]
Color(s)	Purple & gold
Nickname	Panthers
Endowment	$9.2 million^[2]
Annual tuition	$70,250^[3]
Revenue	$21.7 million^[2]
Affiliation	NAIS^[1]
Website	perkiomen.org

Perkiomen School is an independent, co-educational, college preparatory, boarding and day school located in Pennsburg, Pennsylvania. Perkiomen admits students in grades 6–12 and offers a one year educational option for post-graduate students.

Perkiomen School was founded in 1875 by a Schwenkfelder descendant and immigrant.^[4] In 2019, it enrolled 330 students.^[1]

Admissions

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Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity 2019–2020^[1]
White	Asian	Black	Two or more races	Hispanic
173	112	20	18	7

Campus

Perkiomen School's campus covers 185 acres (75 ha) and is located in Pennsburg, Pennsylvania, a small suburb within the Lehigh Valley and Metropolitan Philadelphia areas.^[5]

The campus has six dormitories. These include a dining hall, health center, and faculty housing. Athletic facilities include an athletic center with a swimming pool, two gymnasiums, weight, and wrestling rooms, a weight room, a wrestling room, eight tennis courts, multiple athletic fields, an indoor batting cage, and an outdoor batting cage.

The campus includes six academic buildings. The original main school building, Kriebel Hall, was renovated in 1995 after being extensively damaged in a fire. In 2007, Perkiomen opened The Robert M. Schumo Academic Center, which includes science and computer laboratories, a conference room, and new classrooms.^[6]

Motto

The school's motto is Solvitur vivendo, "it is solved by living".^[7] Alternative translations include "experience is the best teacher", "we learn through experience", or "the learning is in the doing".

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for Perkiomen School". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Form 990" (PDF). Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax. Internal Revenue Service. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
^ "Tuition & Fees". Admissions. Perkiomen School. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
^ Baker, William (1975). Perkiomen: Here's to You. North Wales Press, Inc.
^ "Visiting Perkiomen". About. Perkiomen School. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
^ Kessler, Brandie (24 December 2006). "Perkiomen School unveils new facilities". The Mercury News. The Mercury. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
^ "Mission & Philosophies". About. Perkiomen School. Retrieved 19 October 2022.

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v t e Education in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Colleges and universities	Arcadia University Bryn Athyn College Bryn Mawr College Gwynedd Mercy University Haverford College Manor College Montgomery County Community College Salus University Penn State Abington Rosemont College St. Charles Borromeo Seminary Temple University Ambler Ursinus College Westminster Theological Seminary
Public school districts	Abington School District Boyertown Area School District Bryn Athyn School District Cheltenham Township School District Colonial School District Hatboro-Horsham School District Jenkintown School District Lower Merion School District Lower Moreland Township School District Methacton School District Norristown Area School District North Penn School District Perkiomen Valley School District Pottsgrove School District Pottstown School District Souderton Area School District Springfield Township School District Spring-Ford Area School District Upper Dublin School District Upper Merion Area School District Upper Moreland School District Upper Perkiomen School District Wissahickon School District
Private secondary schools	Academy Of The New Church Boys School Academy Of The New Church Girls School Abington Friends School AIM Academy Bishop McDevitt High School Calvary Baptist School Coventry Christian Schools Dock Mennonite Academy Episcopal Academy Friends' Central School Germantown Academy Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School The Baldwin School The Haverford School The Hill School Huntingdon Valley Christian Academy Indian Creek Mennonite School Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy Kennedy-Kenrick Catholic High School Kohelet Yeshiva High School Lakeside School Lansdale Catholic High School La Salle College High School Lincoln Academy Main Line Academy Martin Luther School Mary, Mother of the Redeemer Catholic School Meadowbrook School Merion Mercy Academy Mount Saint Joseph Academy New Life Youth & Family Svcs The Pathway School The Perkiomen School Pope John Paul II Catholic High School Reformation Christian School Saint Aloysius School Saint Basil Academy Saint Katherine Day School Saint Pius X High School Stowe Lighthouse Christ Academy Shipley School Torah Academy of Greater Philadelphia Trinity Christian Academy Valley Forge Baptist Academy Wyncote Academy

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, schools

Main school districts
Abington	Abington Senior High School
Bryn Athyn	Does not operate any schools
Cheltenham	Cheltenham High School Cedarbrook Middle School
Colonial	Plymouth Whitemarsh High School Colonial Middle School
Hatboro-Horsham	Hatboro-Horsham Senior High School Keith Valley Middle School
Jenkintown	Jenkintown Middle/High School
Lower Merion	Lower Merion High School Harriton High School Bala Cynwyd Middle School Welsh Valley Middle School
Lower Moreland Township	Lower Moreland High School
Methacton	Methacton High School
Norristown Area	Norristown Area High School
North Penn	North Penn High School
Perkiomen Valley	Perkiomen Valley High School
Pottsgrove	Pottsgrove High School
Pottstown	Pottstown Senior High School
Springfield Township	Springfield Township High School
Upper Dublin	Upper Dublin High School
Upper Merion Area	Upper Merion Area High School
Upper Moreland	Upper Moreland High School
Wissahickon	Wissahickon High School Wissahickon Middle School

Other schools
Boyertown Area	Boyertown Area Senior High School Other schools are in Berks County
Private schools	Abington Friends School Academy Of The New Church Boys School Academy Of The New Church Girls School AIM Academy Armenian Sisters Academy Calvary Baptist School Coventry Christian Schools Dock Mennonite Academy Episcopal Academy French International School of Philadelphia Friends' Central School Germantown Academy Huntingdon Valley Christian Academy Indian Creek Mennonite School Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy La Salle College High School Lakeside School Lincoln Academy Main Line Academy Martin Luther School Mary, Mother of the Redeemer Catholic School Meadowbrook School Merion Mercy Academy Mount Saint Joseph Academy New Life Youth & Family Svcs Reformation Christian School Saint Aloysius School Saint Basil Academy Saint Katherine Day School Shipley School Stowe Lighthouse Christ Academy The Baldwin School The Haverford School The Hill School The Pathway School The Perkiomen School Torah Academy of Greater Philadelphia Trinity Christian Academy Valley Forge Baptist Academy Wyncote Academy
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia	Bishop McDevitt High School Country Day School of the Sacred Heart Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School Lansdale Catholic High School Pope John Paul II High School
Souderton Area	Souderton Area High School Other schools are in Bucks County
Spring-Ford Area	Spring-Ford Senior High School Other schools are in Chester County
Upper Perkiomen	Upper Perkiomen High School Other schools are in Berks County
Sections of the Boyertown Area, Souderton Area, Spring-Ford Area, and Upper Perkiomen school districts extend into other counties; only schools in Montgomery County should be listed in this template

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