CA at a Glance

General

Grades 9-12
Student-Teacher Ratio 6:1
Typical Class Size 12 students
Campus Size 26 (+) acres
Number of Buildings 29
Volumes in Library 16,500 (+)
Interscholastic Sports 22
Interscholastic Teams 34
Student Clubs and Organizations 40 (+)

Enrollment 2007-08

Total 360
Boarding 157
Day 203

Student Profile 2007-08

Current students come from five countries and twenty-one states.

Male 47%
Female 53%
U.S. Students of Color 20%
International Students 7%

Admissions Statistics

Applications Submitted for 2007-08 724
Admitted for 2007-08 31%
New Students Entering 2007-08 97
From Public or Charter Schools 35%
From Private, Parochial, or Foreign Schools 65%

Mean SAT Scores

Class of 2007

Critical Reading 662
Math 637
Writing
Eighty-five students tested.		 653

College Matriculation

Number of different colleges and universities at which CA graduates have matriculated in the last five years (2003-07) 128

Tuition 2007-08

Boarding $40,100
Day $32,425

Financial Aid

Financial aid grants range from $1,000 to the full tuition.

Current Students Receiving Aid 20%
Average Financial Aid Grant $28,500

Faculty Profile 2007-08

Total 64
Full-time 36%
Part-time 64%
Male 48%
Female 52%

Degrees Held by Faculty

PhD 14%
Master’s 69%
Bachelor’s 17%

Alumnae/i

Total 4,850 (+)

Revenue and Expenses

Operating Budget $18 million

Endowment

Approximate value of investments in endowment $48 million

Head of School

Jacob A. Dresden

Board of Trustees

  • Ellen Condliffe Lagemann ’63, President
  • John J. Moriarty P’02, ’05, ’07, First Vice President
  • Lucy McFadden, Ph.D. ’70, Second Vice President
  • Jeffrey L. Eberle P’99, ’04, Treasurer
  • Frances Savoia Brown P’04, Secretary
  • Jacob A. Dresden, Head of School
  • Jennifer Abele ’90
  • Peter D. Blacklow ’87
  • W. Anthony Brooke P'07, '09,
  • Valerie Cummings P'05, '08,
  • Ian T. Douglas P’05, ’07, ’10
  • Thomas J. First ’85
  • Lisa Frusztajer ’80, P’10
  • Keith B. Gelb ’88
  • Wanda M. Holland Greene
  • Ann L. Gund P’08
  • Sandra Willett Jackson ’61
  • Lori W. Lander P’06, ’09
  • Mary B. Malhotra ’78, P’10
  • Amelia Lloyd McCarthy ’89
  • David Michaelis ’75
  • Maureen Mulligan ’80
  • Susan Hall Mygatt P’99, ’01
  • Sarah E. Muyskens ’72
  • Marion K. Odence-Ford ’82
  • Mark A. Rosen P ’97, ’06
  • Maia Y. Sharpley ’85
  • Fay Lampert Shutzer, Ph.D. ’65
  • Lowell S. Smith P’05, ’08
  • Jorge Solares-Parkhurst ’94
  • Chang Rok Woo P’03

Life Trustees

  • John E. Abele P’86, ’87, ’90
  • Kathleen Fisk Ames ’65, P’95
  • Marion Freeman ’69
  • Linden Havemeyer Wise ’70