St. Paul's School (New Hampshire)
| St. Paul's School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
325 Pleasant St. , 03301 United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, boarding |
| Motto | Latin: Ea discamus in terris quorum scientia perseveret in coelis (Let us learn those things on Earth the knowledge of which continues in Heaven) |
| Religious affiliation | Episcopal Church |
| Established | 1856 |
| Founder | George Cheyne Shattuck Jr. |
| CEEB code | 300110 |
| Rector | Kathleen Carroll Giles |
| Faculty | 111 (2023-24) |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrollment | 540 (2023-24) |
| International students | 22% (2023-24) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 5:1 (2023-24) |
| Campus size | 2,000 acres (809 ha) |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Houses | 19 (9 boys', 9 girls', 1 all-gender) |
| Student council | StudCo (founded 1918) |
| Colors | Red & white |
| Song | "Love Divine" |
| Athletics | 51 interscholastic teams 17 interscholastic sports 8 intramural |
| Athletics conference | Lakes Region League |
| Mascot | Pelican |
| Nickname | Big Red |
| Accreditation | NEASC |
| Newspaper | The Pelican |
| Endowment | $759.3 million (June 2024) |
| Annual tuition | $68,353 (2024-25) |
| Affiliations | ESA NAES NAIS TABS TSAO |
| Acceptance rate | 13% (2024) |
| Faculty with advanced degrees | 77% (2023-24) |
| Students receiving financial aid | 38% |
| Website | sps.edu |
St. Paul's School (also known as St. Paul's or SPS) is a college-preparatory, coeducational boarding school in Concord, New Hampshire, affiliated with the Episcopal Church. The school's 2,000-acre (8.1 km2), or 3.125 square mile, campus serves 540 students, who come from 37 states and 28 countries.
Established in 1856 to educate boys from upper-class families, St. Paul's later became one of the first boys' boarding schools to admit girls. U.S.-based families with annual household incomes of $150,000 or below generally attend for free.
The school's list of notable alumni includes U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Nobel laureate John Franklin Enders, and media baron William Randolph Hearst.