- Location: Chattanooga, TN
- Enrollment: 907
- School Type: Boys, day/boarding school
- Grades: 6-12
- Church Affiliation: Christian
- Number of faculty: 133
- Tuition: Boarding: $35,760; Day: $18,900
- Percentage of students receiving financial aid: 30%
- Admissions Deadline: Rolling
- Website: McCallie School
McCallie School is a boys' school which has been in operation since 1905.
Academics:
72% of McCallie's 142 faculty hold advanced degrees.
The school offers academic courses in the following subject areas:
- Art
- Biology
- Calculus
- Chemistry
- Computer science
- Economics
- English
- French
- Government and politics
- History
- Latin
- Physics
- Spanish
Facilities:
McCallie School is located on 110 acres in the gracious southern city of Chattanooga. The school has state of the art academic buildings, dormitories and athletic amenities.
Finances:
McCallie has an endowment of approximately $50 million. It awards generous financial aid ($3 million) to over 20% of its students.
Matriculation:
McCallie School sends most of its graduates to college, primarily in the south, though you will find graduates at schools such as Princeton and Stanford.
Commentary:
McCallie School is a big school with solid academics as evidenced by seventeen AP courses including Latin. The sports program offers every conceivable activity. It is a fine alternative to the St. Grottlesex schools in the northeast. The only caveat would be that it is not exclusively a boarding school.
