Germantown Friends School

Germantown Friends School
Location
Information
TypePrivate, day, college preparatory
MottoBehold, I have set before thee an open door.
Religious affiliation(s)Christianity
DenominationQuakers
Established1845 (1845)
Head of schoolDana Weeks
Faculty87 Full Time 24 Part Time
GradesPre-Kindergarten-12
GenderCo-educational
Enrollment1021
Student to teacher ratio5:1
Campus typeUrban
Color(s)Navy, White, Orange
   
Athletics65 Athletic teams
Athletics conferenceFriends School League
MascotTiger
NicknameTigers
Tuition$25,750–$48,850 (2025-26)
Websitewww.germantownfriends.org

40°01′58″N 75°10′18″W / 40.03278°N 75.17167°W / 40.03278; -75.17167 Germantown Friends School (GFS) is a coeducational independent PreK–12 school in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States under the supervision of Germantown Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). It is governed by a School Committee whose members are drawn from the membership of the Meeting, the school's alumni and parents of current students and alumni. The head of school is Dana Weeks.