Fast Facts

At A Glance

  • Private, Boarding and Day School
  • Established in 1799
  • Quaker
  • Pre-Kindergarten to 12th Grade
  • Co-Educational
  • College Preparatory
  • Located in West Chester, PA
  • Mascot: Moose

Recognition

Origins

  • Established in 1799 by the Philadelphia Quakers
  • The oldest continuously operating co-educational boarding school in the country
  • Began as a safe educational haven for Quaker children, one day’s coach ride from Philadelphia
  • Learn more about our history →

Faculty And Staff

  • 107 teaching faculty (69 have advanced degrees.)
  • 85% of Upper School full-time faculty live on campus.
  • Total Student Body:
    Pre-Kindergarten – 12th grade: 694
  • 372 Upper School Students, 9th through 12th grade (253 boarding, 119 day)
  • 128 Middle School Students, 6th through 8th grade
  • 194 Lower School Students, Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade

Student Success

  • 100% college placement
  • 96% of graduates say Westtown prepared them well for college and university including 97% who said, “their education gave them strong critical thinking skills,” and 97% said, “they were better prepared than their peers for dorm life and time management as a result of the residential life experience at Westtown.”
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Diversity

  • 6.8 % – Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
  • 33.7% – Black, Indigenous, People of Color; 38.4% in the Upper School
  • 12.1% – International (Upper School)
  • Student representation is from 16 states and 13 countries

Campus

  • 600 acres of land.
  • 14 acre lake with beach and boathouse.
  • Arboretum and natural forest.
  • Instructional organic farm.
  • 62 faculty houses and apartments.
  • Gymnasium
  • Field house with three basketball courts and indoor track
  • Wrestling Center
  • Dance Studio
  • Fitness Center
  • 25 meter swimming pool
  • Weight training center
  • 13 playing fields, 10 multipurpose, 2 baseball, 1 softball
  • Premier cross-country course
  • Outstanding tennis stadium with 14 courts
  • 27-element ropes course
  • Learn more about our campus →

Activities

  • 24 varsity teams
  • 45 clubs including Model UN, Outing Club, SOCA (Students of Color Association), Rainbow Coalition, Film Club, Drama Club, International Student Organization, Amicus (yearbook), Brown & White (school newspaper), Habitat for Humanity, Investment Club, WT e-Sports Club, Green Coalition
  • 11 local social service agencies provide opportunities for community service
  • Student leadership opportunities including Quaker Leadership Program, Work Program, Student Government, and Dormitory Prefects Learn more about
  • Middle School student life →
  • Learn more about Upper School student life →

Financial Aid