Besant Hill School
Call: 805-646-4343
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At a glance
Location Ojai, CA USA |
Tuition $48,900 |
Grades 9-12, PG | Students Receiving Aid 23% |
Student Body Coed | Total Aid Awarded $450,000 |
Student/Faculty Ratio 4:1 | Endowment $2,000,000 |
Overview
Region | Los Angeles CA Area Santa Clarita CA Area |
Program Emphasis | Art School Boarding School College Prep Day School Learning Differences Small Boarding School Summer School |
All Grades | 9-12, PG |
Boarding Grades | 9-12, PG |
Grade Divisions | Post Graduate Secondary |
Religious Affiliation | Nondenominational |
Student Body | Coed |
Established | 1946 |
Dress Code | Casual |
School Setting | Rural |
Campus Size (Acres) | 520 |
Head of School | Randy Bertin |
Endowment | $2,000,000 |
History
"Founded in 1946 Besant Hill is a college preparatory, co-educational, independent day and boarding school of 100 students from grades 9 to 12, PG in Ojai, California. If you are the kind of student who is looking to balance academic challenge with creative expression through the arts and experiential education then you have come to the right place!" (Besant Hill School, 9/2008)
Academics
Full Time Faculty | 25 | ||
Part Time Faculty | 12 | ||
% of Faculty with Advanced Degrees | 50% | ||
Faculty with doctorate | 0 | ||
Faculty with masters | 10 | ||
Student/Faculty ratio | 4:1 | ||
Average Class Size | 10 | ||
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Student Enrollment
Total Enrollment | 100 | ||
Boys | 50 | ||
Girls | 50 | ||
% Boys/Girls | 50/50 | ||
Boarding Students | 85 | ||
Day Students | 15 | ||
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Majority of students come from | West Coast | ||
% of Students of Color | 10% | ||
% of International Students | 40% |
Admission
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Web Address | www.besanthill.org | ||
Director of Admission | Kristen Kaschub | ||
Admission Application | Apply to Besant Hill School | ||
Application Required | Yes | ||
Application Fee Amount | $75 | ||
Application Deadline(s) | Feb 1 | ||
Financial Aid Deadline(s) | January 15 | ||
Financial Aid Awarded | $450,000 | ||
% of Students Receiving Financial Aid | 23% | ||
Acceptance Rate | 50% | ||
Admissions Selectivity | Selective | ||
Admissions Yield | 50% | ||
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Day Student Tuition | $22,500 | ||
Boarding Student Tuition | $48,900 | ||
International Student Tuition | $55,600 |
College Placement Office
Recent College Matriculations | Stanford, University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Los Angeles, Hamilton College, Claremont McKenna, Berkeley School of Music, California Institute of the Arts; Eugene Lang College; New School University; University of California, Irvine; University of California, Santa Barbara; University of California, Santa Cruz |
% of Graduates Who Attend College | 100 |
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Contact Info
Phone | 805-646-4343 |
Address | 8585 Ojai Santa Paula Rd, PO Box 850 - Ojai, CA 93024 USA |
Website | www.besanthill.org |
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