Administration
The academy is privately owned and governed by a board of trustees. Since 1889 the trustees have, like several other of the oldest academies in New England, contracted with local communities to serve their needs for education, as well as accepting students who do not live in these communities and whose parents pay tuition. Currently the trustees have contracts with the communities of Saco and Dayton to educate all their students in grades 9–12 and with the community of Arundel for educating grades 6–8. Arundel currently allows high school choice for grades 9–12 students and many of these students also attend Thornton Academy. The current headmaster of grades 6–12 is Carl J. Stasio, Jr. He is only the seventh headmaster since 1889, when the Academy moved to its current location. In spring 2011, Stasio announced he would retire following the 2011-2012 school year, with current Associate Headmaster Rene M. Menard named as his successor.
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