Horace Mann School vs. Dwight School
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School Overview
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School History
Overview
Horace Mann is a co-educational college preparatory day school enrolling students in Nursery through Twelfth Grade.
Horace Mann seeks to educate and nurture its students and to help them fulfill their potential.
To attain this goal, the School provides a challenging and rigorous set of academic and extracurricular programs within a caring and supportive environment.
Students are encouraged to test and learn about themselves, to develop a concern for others and to grow intellectually, physically, socially and emotionally.
The School seeks to foster a capacity in each individual for clear and creative thought.
Founded in 1872 and located in New York, Dwight School is an internationally renowned private international school (nursery-grade 12) committed to educating the next generation of innovative global leaders - one student at a time.
Providing a personalized experience for each student through the academically vigorous International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum, Dwight is dedicated to "igniting the spark of genius" in every child.
Grades Offered
NS-PK
PK-12
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
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No
Learning Difference Programs
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Yes
Year Founded
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1872
Students Body
Total Students
165 students
955 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
9%
30%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Nursery Students
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153
Pre-K Students
99
60
Kindergarten Students
66
44
Grade 1 Students
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36
Grade 2 Students
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39
Grade 3 Students
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41
Grade 4 Students
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48
Grade 5 Students
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38
Grade 6 Students
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48
Grade 7 Students
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66
Grade 8 Students
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50
Grade 9 Students
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75
Grade 10 Students
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95
Grade 11 Students
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92
Grade 12 Students
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70
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
11 teachers
142 teachers
Average Class Size
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15
Teacher : Student Ratio
1:15
1:7
Classroom Dress Code
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Casual
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
Dec. 1
Tuition Cost
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$60,185
% on Financial Aid
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25%
Admissions Director
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Maryll Spahn
Admissions Associate
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Melissa Andolina
Sports
Total Sports Offered
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15
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Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
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30
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
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American Sign Language, Chess Club, Contemporary Arts Society, Cooking Club, Dance Lab, Debate Team, Digital Photography, Dodgeball, Fashion Club, Fencing, Flag Football, Green Roof Space Research and Design, Improv Performance Group, Jazz Band, Math Lab, Mock Trials, Model UN, Musical Theater, Parkour, Performance Music, Prom Committee, Stock Market Club, Student Council, Upper School Theater Production, Upper School Vocal Ensemble, Yearbook, Yoga, Young Writers Society, Zoology, Zumba