Location: 4101 Princeton Pike, Princeton, NJ 08540
Roughly two miles from downtown Princeton
Grades: Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 8
Enrollment: 312 students
Maximum Class Size:
Pre-K: 21 students, 7:1 student to teacher ratio
Kindergarten: 14 students per class
Grades 1-4: 16 students per class
Grades 5-8: 17 students per class
Smaller groups (8-10 students) for Language Arts and
Math instruction
Faculty: 40 full-time teachers
6 part-time teachers
Average years of teaching experience = 18.5 years
Major Admission Entry Grades:
Pre-Kindergarten: 18 spaces
Kindergarten: 10 spaces
Campus: 15 acres, two miles outside Princeton
Convenient access to major highways
Facilities: 31 classrooms in three buildings
3 technology centers, 2 mobile labs
65 classroom computers
2 science labs
Library with 14,000 books and online resources
Auditorium with stage
Art gallery with 6 professional art shows yearly
Full size gymnasium
3 athletic fields
Upper School Sports (Grades 5-8):
| Fall: |
Co-ed Cross Country (grades 4-8) |
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Boys Soccer |
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Girls Soccer |
| Winter: |
Boys Basketball |
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Girls Basketball |
| Spring: |
Boys Lacrosse |
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Girls Lacrosse |
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Co-ed Softball |
Secondary School Placement:
In the past two years, Chapin graduates enrolled at the following independent secondary schools:
George School (PA)
Hun School
Lawrenceville School
Middlesex School (MA)
Notre Dame High School
Peddie School
Pennington School
Princeton Day School
Yew Chung International School (China)
Accreditation:
Chapin is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools. The school was most recently re-accredited in 2011. The school is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools and the Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools.
State of the School:
Chapin School is well positioned for long-term financial sustainability, with net assets of $11.5 million that include an endowment of approximately $8.2 million. The endowment is proactively managed by the Investment Committee of the Board of Trustees, with the support of its investment advisor, to ensure a perpetual life and reasonable growth while providing support to the school’s operations. Long term debt is a moderate $2.7 million that bears a very favorable tax-free fixed rate. The annual operating budget of about $6.6 million is prudently managed toward a minimal surplus.