Burr and Burton Academy

School in Manchester, Vermont, United States
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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]

In addition to serving local students and families, BBA offers a boarding program for international students.[6]

Admissions

Burr 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

  • 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
  • Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous

Notable staff

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Headmaster's Welcome". Burr and Burton Academy. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  3. ^ "Directory of Vermont Independent Schools | Agency of Education". education.vermont.gov. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  4. ^ "Burr and Burton Academy | Ways to Give". www.burrburton.org. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  5. ^ "Burr And Burton Academy". www.americantowns.com. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  6. ^ "Burr and Burton Academy | International Program Information". www.burrburton.org. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  7. ^ "Burr and Burton Academy | Tuition Fee and Financial Aid". www.burrburton.org. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  8. ^ "Burr and Burton Academy | Admission Process". www.burrburton.org. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  9. ^ "Burr and Burton Academy | Tuition Fee and Financial Aid". www.burrburton.org. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  10. ^ "Burr and Burton Academy | Tuition Fee and Financial Aid". www.burrburton.org. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  11. ^ "Burr and Burton Academy | International Tuition & Fees". www.burrburton.org. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  12. ^ 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)
  13. ^ Dodge, Prentiss Cutler (1912). Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography. Burlington, VT: Ullery Publishing Company. pp. 188–189 – via Internet Archive.
  14. ^ Smith, Henry Perry (1886). History of Rutland County, Vermont. Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co. pp. 922–923 – via Internet Archive.
  15. ^ "Representative Kelly Pajala". Vermont General Assembly. Archived from the original on December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  16. ^ Dossett, Gordon (September 7, 2022). "Vermont Outside In: Meg Kenny — 25 years at BBA". Manchester Journal. Retrieved March 14, 2024.

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