Tatnall-at-a-glance

Type: Independent, nonprofit, nonsectarian, coeducational, college preparatory day school

Address: 1501 Barley Mill Road, Wilmington, DE 19807

Telephone: (302) 998-2292

School founded: 1930

Headmaster: Dr. Eric G. Ruoss

Divisions: Preschool (age 3-Kindergarten, 90 students), Lower School (Grades 1-4, 147 students), Middle School (Grades 5-8, 181 students), Upper School (Grades 9-12, 270 students)

2009-2010 total enrollment: 641 students 

Student Profile: Tatnall students live within a 40-mile radius of the school in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Total faculty: 130 (full- and part-time)

Average student to teacher ratio: Preschool, 9:1; Lower School: 10:1; Middle School, 15:1.

Average instructional class size in Upper School: 15

Average size of graduating class: 60-70 students

Minority enrollment: 15.5 percent

Financial aid: More than $1.65 million per year 

Accreditation: Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools

Memberships: National Association of Independent Schools, Delaware Association of Independent Schools, Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools, National Association of College Admissions Counselors, Potomac and Chesapeake Association of College Admissions Counselors, National Middle School Association

Total living alumni: Approximately 2,900

Special days: Founder’s Day, Grandparents and Special Friends Day, Homecoming, Spring Day and May Day

School colors: Black and yellow

School mascot: Hornet