Saint Mary's School (formerly Saint Mary's College) is a private, four-year female boarding school serving grades 9-12 in Raleigh, North Carolina. It is operated as an independent school, but has an historic association with the Episcopal Church. The school formerly operated as Saint Mary's College and educated girls in grades 11-12 and their freshman and sophomore years in college. The school changed to a four year high school in 1998, at which ...
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Saint Mary's School (formerly Saint Mary's College) is a private, four-year female boarding school serving grades 9-12 in Raleigh, North Carolina. It is operated as an independent school, but has an historic association with the Episcopal Church. The school formerly operated as Saint Mary's College and educated girls in grades 11-12 and their freshman and sophomore years in college. The school changed to a four year high school in 1998, at which point it changed its name.
The school has 49 faculty members, with 66% having Master's degrees and 9% having Doctorate degrees. Enrollment for the 2008-2009 school year is 297 full-time students. The average class size is 13 students..
Among the superlatives assigned to the school include the oldest continuously operated school in Raleigh, North Carolina, the third oldest girl's school in the state, and the seventh largest girls boarding school in the United States.
The school was founded in 1842 as a successor to the Episcopal School for...
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