Pingry School

The Pingry School
Location
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United States
Coordinates40°37′11.9″N 74°34′02″W / 40.619972°N 74.56722°W / 40.619972; -74.56722
Information
TypePrivate Day school
MottoMaxima reverentia pueris debetur.
The greatest respect is due students.
Established1861 (1861)
NCES School ID02043698
HeadmasterTim Lear
Faculty118 FTEs
Enrollment841 (as of 2017–18)
Average class size16 students in Lower School, 14 in Middle School, 13 in Upper School
Student to teacher ratio7.1:1
Campus size303 acres (123 ha)
Color(s)  Blue and
  White
Athletics20 varsity sports
Athletics conferenceSkyland Conference
MascotBig Blue (bear)
Team nameBig Blue
NewspaperThe Pingry Record
Endowment$91 million
Budget$46 million
Tuition$47,336 (2022–23 for grades 9–12)
Websitepingry.org

The Pingry School is a coeducational, independent, college preparatory country day school in New Jersey, with a Lower School (K–5) campus in the Short Hills neighborhood of Millburn, a Middle (6–8) and Upper School (9–12) campus in the Basking Ridge section of Bernards Township, and a campus for experiential learning in Pottersville. The school was founded in 1861 by John F. Pingry. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.