Perkiomen School Explained

Perkiomen School
Motto:Latin: Solvitur vivendo
Motto Translation:It is solved by living
Address:200 Seminary St
City:Pennsburg
County:Montgomery
State:Pennsylvania
Zipcode:18073-1815
Country:USA
Coordinates:40.3988°N -75.5033°W
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Type:Independent college-preparatoryboarding school
Religious Affiliation:Nonsectarian
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Head Of School:Mark Devey
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Faculty:40.8
Grades:612
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Gender:Coeducational
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Enrollment:330
Enrollment As Of:2019–2020
Grade6:9
Grade7:15
Grade8:30
Grade9:48
Grade10:79
Grade11:74
Grade12:75
Ratio:8.1:1
Hours In Day:9
Campus Size:165acres
Campus Type:Suburban
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Colors:Purple & gold
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Endowment:$9.2 million[1]
Annual Tuition:$70,250[2]
Revenue:$21.7 million
Affiliation:NAIS

Perkiomen School is an independent, co-educational, college preparatory, boarding and day school 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.[3] In 2019, it enrolled 330 students.

Campus

Perkiomen School's campus covers 185acres and is located in Pennsburg, Pennsylvania, a small suburb within the Lehigh Valley and Metropolitan Philadelphia areas.[4]

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.[5]

Motto

The school's motto is Solvitur vivendo, "it is solved by living".[6] Alternative translations include "experience is the best teacher", "we learn through experience", or "the learning is in the doing".

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Form 990 . Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax . Internal Revenue Service . 19 October 2022.
  2. Web site: Tuition & Fees . Admissions . Perkiomen School . 19 October 2022.
  3. Book: Baker . William . Perkiomen: Here's to You . 1975 . North Wales Press, Inc..
  4. Web site: Visiting Perkiomen . About . Perkiomen School . 19 October 2022.
  5. News: Kessler. Brandie. Perkiomen School unveils new facilities. 12 January 2016. The Mercury News. The Mercury. 24 December 2006.
  6. Web site: Mission & Philosophies . About . Perkiomen School . 19 October 2022.