Hun School of Princeton

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The Hun School of Princeton
Address
Hun School of Princeton
176 Edgerstoune Road

Princeton
,
Mercer County
,
New Jersey
08540

United States
Coordinates 40°20′13″N74°41′10″W / 40.337°N 74.686°W / 40.337; -74.686
Information
Type Private, Boarding
MottoQuaerite Scientiam Et Honorum
"Seek Knowledge and Honor"
Established1914
NCES School IDA9104467 [1]
Head of SchoolBart Bronk
Faculty95 FTEs [1]
Grades 6-12
Enrollment669 (as of 2019–20) [1]
Student to teacher ratio7:1 [1]
Campus45 acres (180,000 m2)
Color(s)  Red and
  Black [2]
Athletics50+ Interscholastic Sports
Athletics conference Mid-Atlantic Prep League
Team nameRaiders [2]
Annual tuition$73,700 (resident)
$50,300 (day)
Upper School for 2023-24 [3]
Website hunschool.org
The Hun School of Princeton.jpg

The Hun School of Princeton is a private, coeducational, secondary boarding school located in Princeton in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. The school serves students from sixth through twelfth grades. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1963 and is accredited until January 2025. [4] The acceptance rate for the school has been reported as 35%. [5] It is also a member of the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools. [6]

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The head of school is Bart Bronk, who took the position in July 2023, following Jon Brougham, who had served for 14 years in the position. [7]

History

Edgerstoune, the administration building, built 1903 by William Russell Edgerstoune.jpg
Edgerstoune, the administration building, built 1903 by William Russell

The school was founded in 1914 by Dr. John Gale Hun, a professor at Princeton University. Originally called the Princeton Math School, it later changed its name to the Princeton Tutoring School. In 1925, the school acquired both its current name and the property on Edgerstoune Road that makes up its current location.

Student body

As of the 2019–20 school year, the school had an enrollment of 669 students and 95 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 7:1. The school's student body was 59.8% (400) White, 23.9% (160) Asian, 6.1% (41) Black, 5.4% (36) two or more races, 4.5% (30) Hispanic and 0.3% (2) American Indian / Alaska Native. [1] 95 students attend the Hun Middle School, which houses grades 6–8. The rest are in the Upper School. 70% of Hun's Upper School students are day students, and the rest are boarders. Students come from 15 states and 27 countries. [8]

Athletics

Part of the playing fields along the Stony Brook The Hun School of Princeton playing fields.jpg
Part of the playing fields along the Stony Brook

The Hun School Raiders [2] participate in the Mid-Atlantic Prep League, a sports league with participating institutions from university preparatory schools in the New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania area. Schools competing in the league include Blair Academy in Blairstown, New Jersey, The Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, Lawrenceville School in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, Mercersburg Academy in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania and Peddie School in Hightstown, New Jersey. The Hun School also competes against other local schools.

Sports offered by the Hun Middle School include:

The 1931 boys' basketball team won the Class A Prep state title with a 24-18 victory against St. Benedict's Preparatory School in the tournament final. [9]

Facilities

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A colonnade
The campus from the porch of Edgerstoune The Hun School of Princeton campus.jpg
The campus from the porch of Edgerstoune

The Hun School facilities consist of multiple buildings across the small Princeton neighborhood. The school recently completed a massive renovation, including the construction of the Wilf Family Global Commons, a $9 million, 30,000 square feet (2,800 m2) dormitory and educational facility. [10] The School is currently undergoing a $5.5 million renovation of the Alexander K. Buck '49 Building, which holds middle school classrooms, video production laboratories, and gathering spaces. [11]

The fine arts building The Hun School of Princeton fine arts building.jpg
The fine arts building

School publications

Clubs and organizations

Notable alumni

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