Salisbury School

College preparatory school in Salisbury, Connecticut, United States

41°59′55″N 73°23′32″W / 41.998648°N 73.392271°W / 41.998648; -73.392271InformationTypeCollege preparatory schoolMottoEsse quam videriEstablished1901 (123 years ago) (1901)CEEB code070655Faculty82Grades9-12Number of students330 ^[1]Student to teacher ratio5:1Campus size740 acres (3.0 km²)Color(s)Crimson, white, black
Athletics33 interscholastic teamsMascotKnightEndowment$85 millionTuition$78,671.10 Boarding $62,798.65 DayWebsitewww.salisburyschool.org

Salisbury School is an elite all-boys, private college-preparatory boarding school founded in 1901 and located in Salisbury, Connecticut. Its school newspaper is The Cupola. Its mascot is the Crimson Knight.

In 2015, Business Insider ranked it the most expensive private high school in the United States.^[2]

Notable alumni

Prince Ali bin Al Hussein (1993) - Brother of King Abdullah II of Jordan; Vice-President, Federation Internationale de Football (FIFA)
Mark Arcobello (2006) - Professional hockey player, US Olympic Team, 2018
Christopher Atkins (1980) - Actor, The Blue Lagoon, The Pirate Movie, A Night in Heaven, and others
Alex Biega (2006) - Professional hockey player, Vancouver Canucks, NHL
Peter Bohlin (1955) - Architect; designer of Apple retail stores worldwide.
Josiah Bunting III (1957) - Educator and author; retired superintendent of Virginia Military Institute
Paul Carey (2007) - Professional hockey player, New York Rangers, NHL
Porter Collins (1993) - US Olympic oarsman 1996/2000; three-time World Champion 1995/1998/ 1999
John E. Herlitz (1960) - Automotive Designer - Chrysler Senior VP Product Design ^[3]
Elliot Hovey (2002) - US Olympic oarsman, 2008/2012
Jay Kemmerer (1966) - Owner, Jackson Hole Mountain Ski Resort
Thomas Kiefer (1976) - US Olympic Silver Medalist oarsman, 1984
Patrick Mazeika (born 1993) - baseball player
Harold McGraw III (1968) - Chairman of the Board, McGraw Hill Financial
Brodie Merrill (2001) - Professional lacrosse player, Boston Cannons and Toronto Rock
DA Pennebaker (1942) – Documentary filmmaker
William B. Ruger (1933) - Co-founder, Sturm, Ruger & Co., preeminent US firearm manufacturing company
Matthew Swift (2006) – Co-founder, Chairman, and CEO of the Concordia Summit
Will Toffey (2014) - professional baseball player^[4]
Will Tye (2010) - Professional football player, New York Giants, NFL
Björn Werner (2010) - Professional football player, Indianapolis Colts, NFL 2013-2015
G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams (1929) - Governor of Michigan; Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice

References

^ "Salisbury School". GreatSchools. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
^ Danner, Christi; and Stanger, Melissa. "The 50 most expensive private high schools in America", Business Insider, September 15, 2015. Accessed November 19, 2015. "For the first time, The Lawrenceville School in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, was not the most expensive on our list, but instead was overtaken by another northeastern school: the Salisbury School in Connecticut."
^ Cobb, James G. (13 April 2008). "John Herlitz, 65, Designer of Muscle Cars, Dies". The New York Times.
^ "Vanderbilt trio chose baseball over hockey". Tennessean.com. May 4, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2018.