Holton-Arms School
Holton-Arms is an independent college-preparatory school for girls in grades 3–12, located in Bethesda, Maryland. As of the 2010-11 school year, there were 655 students and 94 faculty. Since 2007, Susanna Jones has been Head of School.
The school has three divisions, Lower School (grades 3–6), Middle School (7–8), and Upper School (9–12). Tuition for 2011-12 is $30,957 for grades 3-6 and $32,388 for grades 7-12. The financial aid budget for 2010-11 was $3,456,125. About 24% of Holton students receive financial aid; the average grant is about $19,636 with individual grants ranging from 12% to 95% of tuition.
Some 39.6 percent of the student body are people of color.
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