Thanks to the generosity of alumnae and donors, Emma completed the largest Capital Campaign ever by a girls’ boarding school, raising more than $76 million.
Fast Facts
Campus & Facilities
Founded: 1814
Acres: 137
Buildings: 23
Student Body
Number of students: 323
Boarding: 204
Day: 119
Number of states represented: 22 states
Number of countries represented: 32 countries
By citizenship, dual-citizenship & students living abroad: 19 students
Students of color: 63 students/20%
International students: 85 students/26%
Academic Curriculum
Number of course offerings: 122
Advanced Placement exam preparation: 15
Enrollment in Advanced Placement classes: 259
Class length: 50 or 75 minutes
Average class size: 12 students
Student/teacher ratio: 6:1
SAT scores Class of ’11 (mean):
Faculty
Teaching faculty: 40 full time, 13 part-time
Faculty with Advanced Degrees: 44
Senior Administrators: 7
Athletics
Sports: 11 interscholastic sports
Fall:
Cross Country
Field Hockey
Soccer
Swimming
Tennis
Volleyball
Winter:
Crew
Indoor Track
Basketball
Spring:
Lacrosse
Softball
Outdoor Track
Crew
Arts
Visual Arts:
2D Design
3D Design
Ceramics
Digital Imaging
Drawing & Painting
Film & Video
Photography
Weaving
Dance:
Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced Ballet
Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced Contemporary Dance
Dance Company
Theatre:
Classes-Introduction to Theatre: Acting and Production, Oral Interpretation & Speech
Cross-listed classes-20th Century Dramatic Literature, Writing for the Stage (Playwriting)
Theatre Programs-Fall Play, Winter Play, Technical Theatre Support (student techies)
Clubs-Campus Players (student run drama club)
Music:
Choir
Inner Choir
Semiquavers
Orchestra
String Ensemble
Opera Appreciation
Music Fundamentals
Music Appreciation
Voice Seminar
Private Lessons
Accreditation
1st Fair Trade High School in the United States
Affiliations
National Coalition of Girls’ Schools
The Association of Boarding Schools
The New York State Association of Independent Schools
The National Association of Independent Schools
Financial Information
Tuition Boarding: $48,480
Tuition Day: $29,690
Students on financial aid: 54%
Total financial aid: $3,868,300
Operating budget: $18,290,457
Endowment as of 6/30/11 (unaudited): $86,115,981
Alumnae & Development
Number of alumnae: 7,726
Average individual annual alumnae gift 2010-2011: $1,065 for annual fund and $1,896 for all gifts received from alumnae
Alumnae participation in annual giving: 24%
Total contributions, 2010-11 Annual Fund: $1,902,717
Total contributions: $3,391,301
