Burr and Burton Academy

Burr and Burton Academy
Location
57 Seminary Avenue

,
Vermont
05254

United States
Coordinates43°09′49″N 73°04′41″W / 43.1636875°N 73.0781602°W / 43.1636875; -73.0781602
Information
Other nameBBA
TypePrivate, non-profit, day and boarding school
MottoOffering every student a world of opportunities
Established1829 (1829)
NCES School IDA1503901[1]
HeadmasterMark Tashjian[2]
Teaching staff69.8 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades9–12
GenderCo-educational
Enrollment714 (2017-2018)[1]
Student to teacher ratio10.2[1]
ColorsGreen and gold   
MascotBulldog
Websitewww.burrburton.org

Burr and Burton Academy (BBA) is a private,[3] non-profit,[4] co-educational, day and boarding school in Manchester, Vermont, United States. It was established in 1829 through a bequest from local businessman Joseph Burr.[5]

In addition to serving local students and families, BBA offers a boarding program for international students.[6]

Admissions

Burr and Burton Academy accepts all students from designated "sending towns," which vote annually to approve the school's tuition and pay the cost through education funding.[7][8] Admission is also open on an annual basis to students from other, non-sending towns, as well as through BBA's International Program.

Tuition for the 2023–24 school year is $19,987 for sending town students;[7] $22,487 for non-sending town students;[7] and $59,500 for boarding international students.[9]

Notable alumni

  • James K. Batchelder, Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives
  • Jacob Benton, congressman
  • Charity Clark, Vermont Attorney General[10]
  • Sarah Norcliffe Cleghorn, educator, author, social reformer and poet
  • Carroll William Dodge, mycologist and lichenologist
  • Richard Erdman, artist
  • Fred A. Field, U.S. marshal for Vermont[11]
  • Kevin Hand, astrobiologist and planetary scientist
  • John C. Hollister, tenth Connecticut adjutant general
  • Lyman Enos Knapp, politician and lawyer
  • Marcia Neugebauer, American geophysicist
  • John B. Page, governor of Vermont[12]
  • Kelly Pajala, member of the Vermont House of Representatives[13]
  • Frederick M. Reed, attorney and businessman
  • Joseph Wickham Roe, engineer and professor
  • Betsy Shaw, American snowboarder
  • Nathan B. Smith, New York lawyer and politician
  • Ormsby B. Thomas, congressman
  • Stephen A. Walker, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York
  • Mark Whalon, poet and author
  • Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous

Notable staff

  • Lyman Coleman, former principal
  • Harvey Dorfman, former coach
  • Richard C. Overton, former teacher
  • Charles C. Stroud, former teacher

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for BURR & BURTON ACADEMY". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  2. ^ "Headmaster's Welcome". Burr and Burton Academy. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  3. ^ "Directory of Vermont Independent Schools | Agency of Education". education.vermont.gov. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  4. ^ "Burr and Burton Academy | Ways to Give". www.burrburton.org. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  5. ^ "Burr And Burton Academy". www.americantowns.com. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  6. ^ "Burr and Burton Academy | International Program Information". www.burrburton.org. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  7. ^ a b c "Burr and Burton Academy | Tuition Fee and Financial Aid". www.burrburton.org. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  8. ^ "Burr and Burton Academy | Admission Process". www.burrburton.org. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  9. ^ "Burr and Burton Academy | International Tuition & Fees". www.burrburton.org. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  10. ^ Banner, Greg Sukiennik, Bennington. "Charity Clark, top official in Attorney General's office, running for position". Bennington Banner.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ Dodge, Prentiss Cutler (1912). Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography. Burlington, VT: Ullery Publishing Company. pp. 188–189 – via Internet Archive.
  12. ^ Smith, Henry Perry (1886). History of Rutland County, Vermont. Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co. pp. 922–923 – via Internet Archive.
  13. ^ "Representative Kelly Pajala". Vermont General Assembly. Retrieved December 22, 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)