Deerfield Academy
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Main School Building
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Deerfield, MA U.S. |
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| Type | Independent, boarding |
| Motto | Be Worthy of Your Heritage |
| Established | 1797 |
| Head of School | Margarita O'Byrne Curtis |
| Faculty | 110 |
| Enrollment | 600 total 520 boarding 80 day |
| Average class size | 12 students |
| Student to teacher ratio | 6:1 |
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Rural, 280 acres 127 buildings |
| Color(s) | Hunter Green & White |
| Athletics | 20 Interscholastic Sports |
| Rival | Choate Rosemary Hall |
| Newspaper | The Deerfield Scroll |
| Endowment | $532 million |
| Website | deerfield |
Deerfield Academy is an independent, coeducational boarding school in Deerfield, Massachusetts, United States. It is a four-year college-preparatory school with approximately 640 students and about 120 faculty, all of whom live on or near campus during the school year.
Deerfield is a member of the Eight Schools Association (ESA), begun informally in 1973–74 and formalized in 2006, and of the Ten Schools Admissions Organization, founded in 1956. There is a seven-school overlap of membership between the two groups. Deerfield is additionally a member of the G20 Schools group.
In 2007 Deerfield's endowment was valued at US$415 million, or roughly $680,000 per student. Fees were around $37,000 for day students and $52,000 for boarders in 2012-2013.
Deerfield Academy was founded in 1797 when Massachusetts Governor Samuel Adams granted a charter to found a school in the town of Deerfield. It began to educate students in 1799. The school was prestigious, and graduates occupied many congressional and gubernatorial seats in New England. By the end of the 19th century, industrialization had economically hurt Deerfield, which was rural. The board of trustees was considering closing the Academy, as only nine students remained.
In the early twentieth century, Deerfield appointed Frank Boyden as headmaster. Boyden reorganized the school financially and recruited students from local farms and towns. Boyden also emphasized athletics as a component of education, sometimes playing on varsity squads that lacked players. Boyden retired in 1968.
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