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]
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57 Seminary Avenue , Vermont 05254 United States | |
| Coordinates | 43°09′49″N 73°04′41″W / 43.1636875°N 73.0781602°W |
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| Other name | BBA |
| Type | Private, non-profit, day and boarding school |
| Motto | Offering every student a world of opportunities |
| Established | 1829 |
| NCES School ID | A1503901[1] |
| Headmaster | Mark Tashjian[2] |
| Teaching staff | 69.8 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Enrollment | 714 (2017-2018)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 10.2[1] |
| Color(s) | Green and gold |
| Mascot | Bulldog |
| Website | www |
In addition to serving local students and families, BBA offers a boarding program for international students.[6]
Admissions
editBurr 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;[9] $22,487 for non-sending town students;[10] and $59,500 for boarding international students.[11]
Notable alumni
edit- James K. Batchelder, Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives
- Jacob Benton, congressman
- Charity Clark, Vermont Attorney General[12]
- 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[13]
- 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[14]
- Kelly Pajala, member of the Vermont House of Representatives[15]
- 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
edit- Lyman Coleman, former principal
- Harvey Dorfman, former coach
- Richard C. Overton, former teacher
- Charles C. Stroud, former teacher
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Headmaster's Welcome". Burr and Burton Academy. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- ^ "Directory of Vermont Independent Schools | Agency of Education". education.vermont.gov. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
- ^ "Burr and Burton Academy | Ways to Give". www.burrburton.org. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
- ^ "Burr And Burton Academy". www.americantowns.com. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
- ^ "Burr and Burton Academy | International Program Information". www.burrburton.org. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
- ^ "Burr and Burton Academy | Tuition Fee and Financial Aid". www.burrburton.org. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
- ^ "Burr and Burton Academy | Admission Process". www.burrburton.org. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
- ^ "Burr and Burton Academy | Tuition Fee and Financial Aid". www.burrburton.org. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
- ^ "Burr and Burton Academy | Tuition Fee and Financial Aid". www.burrburton.org. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
- ^ "Burr and Burton Academy | International Tuition & Fees". www.burrburton.org. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
- ^ 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) - ^ Dodge, Prentiss Cutler (1912). Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography. Burlington, VT: Ullery Publishing Company. pp. 188–189 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Smith, Henry Perry (1886). History of Rutland County, Vermont. Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co. pp. 922–923 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Representative Kelly Pajala". Vermont General Assembly. Archived from the original on December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2021.