McDonogh School Fact Sheet 2010-2011
McDonogh Mission Statement
McDonogh School is a community that finds joy in work, in play, and in the discovery and realization of personal potential. Strong, mutually respectful relationships among and between students and teachers inspire a passion for learning, a dedication to personal integrity, and a commitment to excellence. Embracing diversity of background, culture, and thought, the school builds upon its founder's original mission to provide a life-altering opportunity to develop in its students the will "to do the greatest possible amount of good."
McDonogh Mission and Philosophy Statement
Enrollment
A coeducational day and boarding college preparatory school, McDonogh currently enrolls 1,296 students from kindergarten though twelfth grade.
Faculty and Administration
- The headmaster since 2007 is Charles W. Britton.
- McDonogh employs the equivalent of 157 full-time faculty members, 25% of whom live on campus.
- More than 80% of faculty hold advanced degrees, and the average teaching tenure is 15.3 years.
- The student-teacher ratio is 9:1.
Campus
- Founded in 1873 as a farm school for poor boys, McDonogh School is situated on nearly 800 pastoral acres in suburban Owings Mills.
- The campus is located 20 minutes from downtown Baltimore and 50 minutes from Washington, D.C.
- Tuition (includes bus transportation and hot lunch): Lower School $21,000; Middle School $22,300; Upper School $23,370; Upper School Five-day Boarding, $31,420.
Financial Aid
McDonogh awarded almost $3.5 million in need-based financial aid for 2009-2010. The average award exceeded $10,000.
Academic Facilities
Each school is housed in its own building with a library, technology centers, science laboratories, and art facilities.
Arts Facilities
- The Clarence A. Burck Center for the Performing Arts includes a 580-seat theatre, a black box theatre, a scene shop, a band room, and classroom space for drama and music
- The Tuttle Art Gallery
- Music, art, and dance studios
Athletic Facilities
- The Rollins-Luetkemeyer Athletic Center includes a multipurpose area for indoor athletics, a wrestling room, a classroom, and the Henry A. Rosenberg Jr. Aquatic Center with 50-meter, indoor pool.
- Riding facilities include a 70-stall barn, four outdoor riding rings, and the Eagle's Nest indoor riding arena.
- Outdoor facilities also include a 5,000-seat stadium, 20 tennis courts, 19 fields, and a 400-meter track.
Transportation
McDonogh operates a fleet of 24 buses daily with community stops in Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Howard, and Carroll counties as well as Baltimore City.
For further information, contact Lynn McKain, director of communications, at 410-581-4763 or lmckain@mcdonogh.org.