Overview
The school's day-to-day operation are headed by a Principal, while management of the school's financial and physical resources are overseen by the Trustees. Trustees are drawn from former Exonians and appoint the Principal. The Faculty of the school are responsible for governing matters relating to student life, both in and out of the classroom. The present principal, Thomas Hassan, is the 14th in the capacity and the 2nd First Gentleman of New Hampshire as the husband of Governor Maggie Hassan. Students are housed in 26 single-sex dormitories, each headed by a dormitory head, selected from members of the faculty. Almost all the school's pupils go on to universities, of which nearly a third go to the Ivy League.
Exeter has grown over two centuries to become a much larger school than it has been for much of its history. The school's first enrolled class counted 56 boys; in 1970, when the decision was made to embrace co-education, there were 700 boys. Present-day enrolment stands at over 1,000 of a roughly equal ratio from both sexes.
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