Mercersburg Academy

Mercersburg Academy
Address
100 Academy Drive

,
17236

Coordinates39°49′34″N 77°53′54″W / 39.82611°N 77.89833°W / 39.82611; -77.89833
Information
Former nameMarshall College (1836-65)
Mercersburg College (1865-93)
TypeIndependent selective college-preparatory boarding and day high school
MottoLatin: Integritas, Virilitas, Fidelitas
(Integrity, Virility, Fidelity)
Religious affiliation(s)Nonsectarian
Established1836 (1836)
FounderWilliam Mann Irvine
StatusCurrently operational
CEEB code392570
NCES School ID01197796
Head of schoolQuentin McDowell
Staff144
Faculty58.3 (FTE)
Grades912
GenderCoeducational
Enrollment444 (2017-2018)
  Grade 981
  Grade 10117
  Grade 11114
  Grade 12132
Average class size12
Student to teacher ratio7.6
LanguageEnglish
Hours in school day6
Campus size300 acres (120 ha)
Campus typeRural
Color(s)Blue and white   
Sports24 varsity teams
NicknameBlue Storm
AccreditationsMSA, NAIS, TABS, PAIS
Endowment$397 million
Budget$34 million
School fees$310–$1,360
Annual tuition$72,925 (boarding)
$45,600 (day)
Revenue$44.65 million
Nobel laureatesBurton Richter
Websitewww.mercersburg.edu
Mercersburg Academy
LocationPA 16, Mercersburg, Pennsylvania
Area15 acres (6.1 ha)
Built1836
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Late Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.84003374
Added to NRHPJune 21, 1984

Mercersburg Academy (formerly Marshall College and Mercersburg College) is an independent college-preparatory boarding and day high school in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Founded in 1893, the school enrolls approximately 444 students in grades 9–12, including postgraduates, on a campus about 90 miles northwest by north of Washington, D.C.