CA at a Glance

General

Grades 9-12
Student-Teacher Ratio 6:1
Typical Class Size 12 students
Campus Size 39 acres
Number of Buildings 29
Volumes in Library 20,000 (+)
Interscholastic Sports 22
Interscholastic Teams 34
Student Clubs and Organizations 55 (+)

Enrollment

Total 367
Boarding 159
Day 208

Student Profile

Current students come from eight countries (+ Bermuda) and twenty states.

Male 48%
Female 52%
U.S. Students of Color 22%
International Students 8%

Admissions Statistics

Applications Submitted for 2008-09 752
Admitted for 2008-09 34%
New Students Entering 2008-09 112
From Public or Charter Schools 40%
From Private, Parochial, or Foreign Schools 58%
Homeschooled 2%

SAT Scores

Class of 2008

Critical Reading Range=630-740 Mean=686
Math Range=610-730 Mean=668
Writing Range=630-740 Mean=686

College Matriculation

Number of different colleges and universities at which CA graduates have matriculated in the last five years (2004-08) 130

Tuition 2008-09

Boarding $42,910
Day $34,700

Financial Aid

Financial aid grants range from $500 to the full tuition.

Current Students Receiving Aid 20%
Average Financial Aid Grant $30,841

Faculty Profile

Total 70
Full-time 48%
Part-time 52%
Male 47%
Female 53%

Degrees Held by Faculty

PhD 11%
Master’s 72%
Bachelor’s 16%

Alumnae/i

Total 5,048 (+)

Revenue and Expenses

Operating Budget $19 million

Endowment

Approximate value of investments in endowment $46.5 million

Head of School

Jacob A. Dresden

Board of Trustees

  • Ellen Condliffe Lagemann ‘63, President
  • John J. Moriarty P‘02, ‘05, ‘07, First Vice President
  • Amelia Lloyd McCarthy ‘89, Second Vice President
  • Jeffrey L. Eberle P‘99, ‘04, Treasurer
  • Frances Savoia Brown P‘04, Secretary
  • Jacob A. Dresden, Head of School
  • D. Pike Aloian P’03
  • Elizabeth Ballantine ‘66
  • Paul S. Barth P‘06, ‘10
  • Peter D. Blacklow ‘87
  • W. Anthony Brooke P‘07, ‘09
  • Ian T. Douglas P‘05, ‘07, ‘10
  • Thomas J. First ‘85
  • Lisa Frusztajer ‘80, P‘10
  • Keith B. Gelb ‘88
  • Silvia Gosnell, PhD P’10
  • Ann L. Gund P‘08
  • Sandra Willett Jackson ‘61
  • Lori W. Lander P‘06, ‘09
  • Mary B. Malhotra ‘78, P‘10
  • David Michaelis ‘75
  • Maureen Mulligan ‘80
  • Sarah E. Muyskens ‘72
  • Susan Hall Mygatt P‘99, ‘01
  • Erin Pastuszenski P‘10
  • Katrina B. Pugh ‘83
  • Maia Y. Sharpley ‘85
  • Karmala Avis Sherwood
  • Fay Lampert Shutzer, PhD ‘65
  • Lowell S. Smith P‘05, ‘08
  • Jorge Solares-Parkhurst ‘94

Life Trustees

  • John E. Abele P‘86, ‘87, ‘90
  • Kathleen Fisk Ames ‘65, P‘95
  • Marion Freeman ‘69
  • Linden Havemeyer Wise ‘70