At-a-Glance - The Gunston School
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At-a-Glance - The Gunston School
At-a-Glance
SCHOOL TYPE:
Independent, nonprofit, nonsectarian, coeducational, college preparatory high school
CAMPUS:
75-acre waterfront campus on the Corsica River.
20+
Advanced Placement
classes available.
Est. 1911
by Samuel and Mary Middleton
FACULTY:
35 (full and part-time)
ENROLLMENT:
257 students (2025-2026)
TUITION:
$31,950 (2026-2027)
HEAD OF SCHOOL:
John A. Lewis, IV,
appointed July 2010
ASSISTANT
HEAD OF SCHOOL:
Christie B. Grabis,
appointed 1984
MASCOT:
Heron
COLORS:
Green & White
21
varsity sports teams including volleyball, swimming, sailing, crew, cross country, golf and triathlon PLUS 3 recreational teams.
9:1
student to teacher ratio
10-12
average class size
55
average graduating class
STUDENT PROFILE:
Our current Gunston families hail from eight Maryland counties including Queen Anne’s, Kent, Talbot, Dorchester, Cecil, Caroline, Anne Arundel, and Calvert.
We also have students from Kent and New Castle counties in Delaware.
International students (currently 12) reside with
local host families and travel from Switzerland, Poland, China, Germany, Spain.
TRANSPORTATION
(MD)
Annapolis, St. Margaret's, Severna Park, Centreville, Chestertown, Easton, Kent Island, and
(DE)
Middletown.
$2.2M
financial aid and merit scholarships awarded
per year
70%
of students receive need and/or merit-based aid
The Gunston School does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, or sexual orientation in administration of its educational policies, admission policies, financial aid and loan programs, and other School-administered programs.
Middle States Association of Colleges
Secondary Schools and the Association of Independent Maryland and DC Schools
Embarkation & Disembarkation
Green & White Days
In Celebration of Books
Global Awareness Day
Grand Mondays (Grandparents' & Special Friends' Day)
Head's Holiday
Earth Day
Senior Internships
Bay Studies Week
National Association of Independent Schools
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Association of Independent Maryland and DC Schools
National Association of College Admissions Counselors
Potomac and Chesapeake Association of College Admissions Counselors
Maryland Green Schools
Council for the Advancement and Support of Education
Educational Records Bureau
Secondary School Admission Test Board
At-a-Glance
SCHOOL TYPE:
Independent, nonprofit, nonsectarian, coeducational, college preparatory high school
CAMPUS:
75-acre waterfront campus on the Corsica River.
20+
Advanced Placement
classes available.
Est. 1911
by Samuel and Mary Middleton
FACULTY:
35 (full and part-time)
ENROLLMENT:
257 students (2025-2026)
TUITION:
$31,950 (2026-2027)
HEAD OF SCHOOL:
John A. Lewis, IV,
appointed July 2010
ASSISTANT
HEAD OF SCHOOL:
Christie B. Grabis,
appointed 1984
MASCOT:
Heron
COLORS:
Green & White
21
varsity sports teams including volleyball, swimming, sailing, crew, cross country, golf and triathlon PLUS 3 recreational teams.
9:1
student to teacher ratio
10-12
average class size
55
average graduating class
STUDENT PROFILE:
Our current Gunston families hail from eight Maryland counties including Queen Anne’s, Kent, Talbot, Dorchester, Cecil, Caroline, Anne Arundel, and Calvert.
We also have students from Kent and New Castle counties in Delaware.
International students (currently 12) reside with
local host families and travel from Switzerland, Poland, China, Germany, Spain.
TRANSPORTATION
(MD)
Annapolis, St. Margaret's, Severna Park, Centreville, Chestertown, Easton, Kent Island, and
(DE)
Middletown.
$2.2M
financial aid and merit scholarships awarded
per year
70%
of students receive need and/or merit-based aid
The Gunston School does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, or sexual orientation in administration of its educational policies, admission policies, financial aid and loan programs, and other School-administered programs.
Middle States Association of Colleges
Secondary Schools and the Association of Independent Maryland and DC Schools
Embarkation & Disembarkation
Green & White Days
In Celebration of Books
Global Awareness Day
Grand Mondays (Grandparents' & Special Friends' Day)
Head's Holiday
Earth Day
Senior Internships
Bay Studies Week
National Association of Independent Schools
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Association of Independent Maryland and DC Schools
National Association of College Admissions Counselors
Potomac and Chesapeake Association of College Admissions Counselors
Maryland Green Schools
Council for the Advancement and Support of Education
Educational Records Bureau
Secondary School Admission Test Board