Mercersburg Academy
Mercersburg Academy (formerly Marshall College and Mercersburg College) is an independent college-preparatory boarding and day high school in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Founded in 1893, the school enrolls approximately 444 students in grades 9–12, including postgraduates, on a campus about 90 miles northwest by north of Washington, D.C.
Mercersburg Academy
Marshall College (1836-65)
Mercersburg College (1865-93)
Latin: Integritas, Virilitas, Fidelitas
(Integrity, Virility, Fidelity)
1836
Currently operational
392570
Quentin McDowell
144
444[1] (2017-2018)
81[1]
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132[1]
12
7.6[1]
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300 acres (120 ha)
Blue and white
24 varsity teams
Blue Storm
$397 million[3]
$34 million[3]
$310–$1,360
$72,925 (boarding)
$45,600 (day)[4]
$44.65 million
PA 16, Mercersburg, Pennsylvania
15 acres (6.1 ha)
1836
Multiple
Classical Revival, Late Gothic Revival
June 21, 1984
School structure[edit]
The school now offers 170 courses and has 106 faculty members (including 77 with master's degrees and four with doctorates). Mercersburg serves grades 9–12 and postgraduate. As of the 2019–2020 school year, 442 students have enrolled: 51 percent boys and 49 percent girls. Eighty-four percent of the students are boarding students, while 16 percent are day students. The school has a 33 percent acceptance rate.[8]