co-educational 100% boarding school in New Castle County, Delaware, with a Middletown postal address.[1] It is one of only three co-ed college preparatory schools in the United States where all students board. St. Andrew's has 318 students, and is highly selective, accepting 18% for the 2021–2022 school year.[2] Despite its relatively small student body, it has one of the largest secondary school campuses in the United States, spanning 2,200 acres.[3] St. Andrew's offers 130 courses each year in 10 disciplines.[4]
Tuition and financial aid
Since the founding of the school in 1929, St. Andrew’s has been a boarding school that meets 100% of demonstrated need. In 2020-2021, student tuition cost was $62,150 for the 2021–2022 school year, with 47% of students receiving some form of financial aid. St. Andrew's granted approximately $7.2 million in financial aid in 2022–2023, with a grant average of $49,102.[5]
History
St. Andrew's was founded in 1929 by A. Felix du Pont (1879–1948). He was a member of the du Pont family. The school was founded to provide a top education for boys of all socio-economic backgrounds, regardless of their families' ability to pay. St. Andrew's was originally a boys' school, but became coeducational in 1973.
It also served as the filming location of the young President Bartlet's boarding school in the television series The West Wing episode entitled "Two Cathedrals"[7] (number 44).
Campus facilities
Indoor athletic facilities
Sipprelle Field House
Three basketball/volleyball courts
Indoor track
Performance studio & weight room
Cardiovascular fitness room
Sports medicine & rehab center
Locker rooms for all teams plus faculty
William H. Cameron Gymnasium
Durkin Fleischer Squash Center, which houses nine regulation squash courts
Basketball court
Indoor rowing facility
2800 square-foot wrestling room
Genereaux Aquatic Center
Six lane, 25 yard swimming pool
Outdoor athletic facilities
1500 meter, six lane crew course on Noxontown Pond
^"Home". St. Andrew's School. Retrieved 2021-06-21. 350 Noxontown Road, Middletown DE 19709 - It is not in the Middletown city limits. Compare to: "Middletown Zoning Map"(PDF). Middletown.delaware.gov. 2020-03-17. Retrieved 2021-06-21.