School NameChrist School
Type of School
  • High School
Agent AgreementNo
Address500 Christ School Rd
Arden, North Carolina 28704
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List of Contacts
Full Name Title Phone Email
Palmer Straughn Director of Admission and Financial Aid pstraughn@christschool.org
Living SituationBoarding
Yearly Tuition Cost100k - 90k
Blusoar Lowest Tuition Possible29k - 25k
Sports Offered
  • Basketball
  • Soccer
  • Tennis
  • Swimming
  • Track & Field
  • Golf
  • American Football
  • Lacrosse
  • Baseball
  • Others
Additional Notes and Information

- [ ] No Agency Commissions
- [ ] Founded in 1900 as a farm school
- [ ] Worked the farm in exchange for tuition
- [ ] All boys school
- [ ] 300 students
- [ ] 70% are boarding, 30% day students
- [ ] 20 min from downtown Asheville
- [ ] Affiliated with Episcopal Church
- [ ] They believe in leading from the front and being examples
- [ ] Football won a state championship a few years ago
- [ ] Basketball won a few state championships a few years ago
- [ ] Boarding- 2 to a room
- [ ] Grades 8-12
- [ ] Admissions: Dec. 15 is early application deadline- decisions usually by Jan 1, and regular window due Feb. 10 with March 1 notification
- [ ] Then go to rolling admissions after that
- [ ] Open to older kids IF there is space late, but prefer younger kids
- [ ] Willing to look at a one year kid if the fit is ideal…very unusual to do so…must be high paying kid
- [ ] 20k-25k is them stretching super far to accept a kid…
- [ ] They generally work on the aggregate so families and price points can balance out
They CAN accept kids at semester…usually 6-10 kids…depends on the class

Created By (User)Blusoar Admin
Date CreatedAugust 31, 2022
Date UpdatedAugust 31, 2022