Providence Day School
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Charlotte, North Carolina United States |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | Sept. 28, 1970 |
| CEEB code | 340687 |
| Faculty | 143 (on FTE basis) |
| Enrollment | 1558 (as of 2015–16) |
| Average class size | 12-20 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 11.1 |
| Color(s) | Red, White and Navy Blue |
| Athletics | Football, baseball, softball, golf, lacrosse, tennis, basketball, field hockey, wrestling, track and field, volleyball, cross country, soccer, cheerleading and swimming |
| Athletics conference | NCISAA |
| Team name | Chargers |
| Rival | Charlotte Country Day School, Charlotte Latin School |
| Average SAT scores | 1940 |
| Average ACT scores | 30 |
| Newspaper | The Charger |
| Website | www |
Providence Day School is an independent, college preparatory Transitional Kindergarten through Grade 12 school located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The school's mission statement is, "Providence Day School exists to inspire in its students a passion for learning, a commitment to personal integrity and a sense of social responsibility."
As of the 2016–17 school year, the school had an enrollment of approximately 1,600 students and nearly 180 classroom teachers (on a FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 9:1.
During the 1986–87 and 2003–04 school years, Providence Day School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive.
Providence Day School was recognized as one of North Carolina's 50 most family-friendly employers by Carolina Parenting, Inc. for the school's initiatives in helping parents balance work and home life every year since 1990 until the award's discontinuation in 2016.
In July 1970, James Williams, Thomas Ridenhour and Gilbert Bell began discussing the idea of starting a school. On Aug. 30, 1970, they held the first organizational meeting at the home of James Williams. Present were Gilbert Bell, Reid Caldwell, Joe Conrad, Charles Graves, Charles Harper, William Hester, John Locklear, Wilton Parr, Charles Reed, Thomas Ridenhour, Preston Sizemore and James Williams. These men formed the Southeast Community Corporation for the purpose of beginning an independent school. They also became the school’s first board of directors. In September, a meeting was held to enlist interested parents. By the end of the night, 112 children from 108 families had registered to attend the new school.
Several days later, potential property for the school had been located. The board of directors, led by David Raphael, borrowed $200 from each family who had enrolled a child, purchased 7.6 acres (31,000 m2) of land for $75,000 on Sardis Road.
After the deed to the land was signed, parents went to work converting the house that was on the land into a school. On Sept. 28, 1970, Providence Day School was born. There were 180 students in fifth and sixth grades.
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