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Phillips Exeter Academy

Private, Nonsectarian Grades 9-12

1,055

Students ?

6.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

20 Main St
Exeter, NH 38332

(603) 777-3601

Racial breakdown:

White:

31.7%

Asian:

26.1%

Two or more races:

22.8%

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Phillips Exeter Academy	Private, Nonsectarian	9-12	20 Main St	Exeter	38332	Rockingham County	(603) 777-3601	1,055	176	6.0	334 (31.7%)	108 (10.2%)	84 (8.0%)	275 (26.1%)	6 (0.6%)	7 (0.7%)	241 (22.8%)
Seacoast Performance Academy	Private, Nonsectarian	6-12	40 Industrial Dr	Exeter	03833	Rockingham County	(603) 775-7423	75	5	15.6	70 (93.3%)	4 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Appleseeds Day School	Private, Nonsectarian	PK-K	15 Hampton Rd	Exeter	03833	Rockingham County	(603) 742-9995	66	1	12.0	9 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Heronfield Academy	Private, Nonsectarian	6-8	356 Exeter Rd	Hampton Falls	03844	Rockingham County	(603) 772-9093	94	10	9.8	78 (83.0%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	4 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (10.6%)
Building Block Commons	Private, Nonsectarian	K-8	125 Kingston Rd	Exeter	03833	Rockingham County	(603) 778-1383	48	9	5.3	43 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.2%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.2%)
Montessori School Execeter	Private, Nonsectarian	PK-K	307 Epping Rd	Exeter	03833	Rockingham County	(603) 772-5558
Acorn School	Private, Nonsectarian	PK-K	136 Winnicutt Rd	Stratham	03885	Rockingham County	(603) 686-1256	103	4	4.3	17 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)
The Cornerstone School	Private, Nonsectarian	PK, KG-8	146 High St	Stratham	03885	Rockingham County	(603) 772-4349
Squamscott River Academy	Private, Nonsectarian, Girls	7-12	14 Lafayette Rd	North Hampton	03862	Rockingham County	(603) 932-7809	20	6	3.2	17 (85.0%)	2 (10.0%)	1 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Sacred Heart School	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-8	289 Lafayette Rd	Hampton	03842	Rockingham County	(603) 926-3254	246	15	14.4	191 (77.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.3%)

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In the 2023-24 school year, 1,055 students attended Phillips Exeter Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Phillips Exeter Academy?

Students at Phillips Exeter Academy are 32% White, 26% Asian, 23% Two or more races, 10% African American, 8% Hispanic.

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School								Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
Phillips Exeter Academy	Private, Nonsectarian	9-12	20 Main St	Exeter	38332	Rockingham County	(603) 777-3601	1,055	176	6.0		334 (31.7%)	108 (10.2%)	84 (8.0%)	275 (26.1%)	6 (0.6%)	7 (0.7%)	241 (22.8%)
Seacoast Performance Academy	Private, Nonsectarian	6-12	40 Industrial Dr	Exeter	03833	Rockingham County	(603) 775-7423	75	5	15.6		70 (93.3%)	4 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Appleseeds Day School	Private, Nonsectarian	PK-K	15 Hampton Rd	Exeter	03833	Rockingham County	(603) 742-9995	66	1	12.0		9 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Heronfield Academy	Private, Nonsectarian	6-8	356 Exeter Rd	Hampton Falls	03844	Rockingham County	(603) 772-9093	94	10	9.8		78 (83.0%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	4 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (10.6%)
Building Block Commons	Private, Nonsectarian	K-8	125 Kingston Rd	Exeter	03833	Rockingham County	(603) 778-1383	48	9	5.3		43 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.2%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.2%)
Montessori School Execeter	Private, Nonsectarian	PK-K	307 Epping Rd	Exeter	03833	Rockingham County	(603) 772-5558
Acorn School	Private, Nonsectarian	PK-K	136 Winnicutt Rd	Stratham	03885	Rockingham County	(603) 686-1256	103	4	4.3		17 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)
The Cornerstone School	Private, Nonsectarian	PK, KG-8	146 High St	Stratham	03885	Rockingham County	(603) 772-4349
Squamscott River Academy	Private, Nonsectarian, Girls	7-12	14 Lafayette Rd	North Hampton	03862	Rockingham County	(603) 932-7809	20	6	3.2		17 (85.0%)	2 (10.0%)	1 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Sacred Heart School	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-8	289 Lafayette Rd	Hampton	03842	Rockingham County	(603) 926-3254	246	15	14.4		191 (77.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.3%)