Hill At-A-Glance

Student Life

530 students, third form through post-graduate
179 new students for 2025-26 academic year
78% / 22% boarding-to-day student ratio; all students must board for one year
Hill students are from 31 states and 19 countries
42% students of color; 16% international

8:1 student/teacher ratio
11 typical class size
25 Advanced Placement subjects offered
43 honors courses offered
20 college-level courses offered
Each college counselor has approximately 35-40 advisees. College counselors are assigned during the winter term of the fourth form (sophomore) year.
The Hill has 81 classroom teachers.
Nearly all faculty reside in dormitories serving as dorm parents, or in homes on campus.

Day tuition (2025-26): $53,380
Boarding tuition (2025-26): $78,300
About 36% of students receive need-based financial aid.
The Hill School is accredited by the Middle States Association and the Ten Schools Admission Organization (TSAO).

The Hill offers 33 interscholastic sports programs and 14 arts performances per year.
The Student Activities Office offers a wide variety of on-and off-campus opportunities to students.
The Hill has a thriving community service program.
Hill competes in the Mid-Atlantic Prep League for athletics, which includes Lawrenceville School (Lawrenceville, N.J.); The Hun School (Princeton, N.J.); Mercersburg Academy (Mercersburg, Pa.); Peddie School (Hightstown, N.J.); The Pennington School (Pennington, N.J.); and Blair Academy (Blairstown, N.J.).

School traditions include a dress code; twice-weekly nondenominational chapel services; and seated family-style meals with faculty in the Dining Room.
The Hill School motto is "Whatsoever things are true." (Philippians 4:8)
The Hill School's first year of coeducation was 1998-1999.

The Hill's campus is more than 200 acres, and includes four artificial turf fields, an 8-lane track, and 11 new faculty homes.
Pottstown is a small town (22,000 residents) located an hour north of Philadelphia; two hours south of New York City; and less than four hours north of Washington, D.C. Students have accessibility to great restaurants, shopping, and cultural events close to campus, and can engage in meaningful community service opportunities in Pottstown.