Quick Facts
Statistics can’t capture the essence of the School, its heart and soul, but they do reveal some interesting characteristics that set Manlius Pebble Hill apart from other schools. Here are some of those facts and figures:
- The School claims more than 4,200 alumni.
- MPH conducts no mandatory state testing.
- There are approximately 560 students enrolled in Grades Pre-K through 12.
- Average class size: 13 to 1.
- Student to faculty ratio: 8 to 1 (lowest in Central New York).
- Diversity enrollment: 29% (African American, Asian, Latino/Hispanic, Middle Eastern, Multiracial, Native American).
- $740,000 in merit scholarships and $1 million in need-based financial grants has been awarded for the 2010-11 academic year.
- More than 50% of MPH students receive some form of tuition assistance.
- World languages offered include French, Spanish, Latin, and Chinese; French and Spanish are offered beginning in Pre-K.
- Upper School independent study opportunities are available in all disciplines.
- MPH teachers are not simply “certified” – they are specialists, many with Ph.D.s, in the disciplines they teach.
- At least 15 varsity sports and more than 30 performing arts groups are offered to students.
- Our no-cut policy in athletics allows every student to be part of a sports team.
- Eighty-five percent of Middle and Upper School students participate in extracurricular team sports; 85% participate in performing arts. Our athletes are our performing artists.
- MPH has the highest percentage of National Merit and National Achievement scholars in Central New York over a five-year period.
- Sixteen advanced placement (AP) courses are offered; roughly two-thirds of the MPH students taking an AP exam typically receive college credit or advanced standing for scores of “3” or better.
- Average SAT scores for class of 2010: 602 math, 613 critical reading, 616 writing. MPH average SAT scores over five years are the highest in Central New York.
- More than half of the 2010 MPH graduates received college merit scholarships, which totaled millions of dollars.
- One-third of Seniors take AP Calculus – far more than in other CNY schools.
- Ninety percent of MPH students graduate from four-year colleges within 5 years. Nationally, only 18% do so.
