Purnell at a Glance
School History
Year Founded: 1963
Founders: Mr. Lyttleton B. P. Gould & Mrs. Mary (Sis) Krech Gould
Number of Alumnae: 1,300
Head of School Information
Ayanna Hill-Gill (6th Head of School)
18 years service at Purnell School
BS: Biology and Chemistry, Dickinson College
MA: Organizational Leadership, Columbia Teachers College
Awards: EE Ford Fellow, NAIS' Aspiring Head's Program
Student Body Demographics
Rolling Admissions
Total Enrollment: 105
All Girls
Boarding: 98%
Day: 2%
Grades 9th-12th
Students of Color: 20%
International Students: 18%
States Represented: 18
Countries Represented: 10
Past Countries Represented: 34 ( Australia, Bermuda, China, England, Ireland, South Africa and South Korea)
Percentage of Students on Financial Aid: 23%
Percentage of Students Attending College: 99%
Faculty and Staff
Number of Faculty and Staff: 39
Student/Faculty Ratio: 4:1
Accreditation and Accolades
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
NJ Association of Independent Schools
Teacher of the Future Award, Melissa Poole
School Memberships
CASE: Council for Advancement and Support of Education
NAIS: National Association of Independent Schools
NAPSG: National Association of Principals of Schools for Girls
NASSP: National Association of Secondary School Principals
NJAIS: New Jersey Association of Independent Schools
TABS: The Association of Boarding Schools
NCGS: National Coalition of Girls' Schools
SCBP: Somerset County Business Partnership
Financial Support
Total Endowment Fund: As of June 30, 2012, $9.9M
Endowment Campaign Goal: $12M
11/12 Annual Fund: $367,244
100% of Faculty and Staff Annual Fund Giving for Nine Consecutive Years
