School Fit
Decide whether St. Paul's fits your student
Look past selectivity to the daily life of a school where students and faculty all live on campus.
Checked against St. Paul's School's published admissions pages on November 5, 2026.
School fit
Is St. Paul's a fit?
- The school
- St. Paul's is a fully residential independent high school in Concord, New Hampshire, on a 2,000-acre campus.
- By the numbers
- The school lists 538 students, 145 or more course offerings and an average class size of 10.
- Class size and courses
- The school lists an average class size of 10 and more than 145 course offerings.
- Harkness classes
- Students and teachers work in discussion around Harkness tables, in laboratories and across the school grounds.
- Faculty and labs
- The school lists 112 teachers, 14 science labs and 62 art courses.
- Advanced study
- Advanced options include a selective Applied Science and Engineering Program, a Classical Honors Program for Latin and Greek, and independent study.
- Living in Community
- The Living in Community program builds social and emotional skills through classes for younger students and seminars for older students.
- Community engagement
- Community engagement is built into the program, including mentoring local elementary school children.
- Honor code
- The honor code reads: "To live honorably, we as members of the St. Paul's community strive to be truthful, respectful, and kind."
- 01
Ask your student what kind of classroom they want, and let them answer honestly.
- 02
Take the virtual tour or visit, and ask what a typical week looks like.
Boarding life
What residential life asks of a student.
- Residential model
- The school is 100% residential. All students live on campus, so there is no day-student option.
- Dormitories
- The campus has seventeen dormitories, and students of all ages live together in houses where their advisers are their neighbors.
- Chapel
- The whole community gathers for Chapel four mornings a week to start the day together.
- Health and wellness
- The school describes student health and wellness support as available 24/7.
- Virtual tour
- The school offers a virtual campus tour and a viewbook.
- 01
Talk through the routines your student manages without reminders, such as sleep, study and laundry.
- 02
Decide how you will handle distance, weekends and check-ins, then ask the school how it handles them.
- 03
Remember that every student boards. There is no day option at St. Paul's.