Rutgers Preparatory School (also known as Rutgers Prep or RPS) is a private, coeducational, college preparatory day school located in Somerset, New Jersey serving students in Pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade. Established in 1766, Rutgers Preparatory School is the oldest private school in the state of New Jersey and the sixteenth oldest in the United States.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 669 students (in K-12, plus 12 in PreK) and 102.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 6.6:1. Ten RPS faculty members hold doctoral degrees in their respective fields, and over half of the faculty currently holds an advanced degree. Tuition for the 2011-12 school year was set at $28,240. The school does not publicly release endowment figures.
Rutgers Prep has been noted for its Harkness education, whereby some classes are taught in a "round table" setting with the instructor encouraging students to become engaged in constructive conversation.
The school has a frequently cited student honor code, and requires its students to complete ten hours of community service each school year in order to advance to the next grade level. The vast majority of students take Advanced Placement courses, and the academic environment at the school is highly competitive. Rutgers Preparatory School is a member of the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools.
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