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2007 - 2008
This page was last updated in September 2007.

President, Board of Trustees
L. Carr Trovillion

Head of School
Keith E. Shahan, Ed.D.

Faculty: Full Time 83; Part Time 30; 80% hold advanced degrees; Average years teaching experience 20.1 (average  years at JBS 13.9)

Enrollment: 590 (298 girls, 292 boys) including 92 incoming seventh graders from 26 public, parochial and independent schools

Living Alumni: 6,180

Plant and Land Value: $57,800,000

Operating Budget: $14,788,000

Endowment: $43,000,000

Tuition: $18,575

Tuition Aid: $1,510,000

Accreditation: Burroughs, which was founded in 1923, is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS) and the North Central Association.

Admissions:  Admission is based on school records, recommendations, entrance examination results and a personal interview.  The primary admission level is grade seven, but applicants are considered for grades eight through twelve as openings permit. 


Student Tuition Aid

Applicants for aid follow regular admission procedures and submit a completed Parents' Financial Statement. Admissions decisions are made separately from decisions about tuition aid, which are made solely on the basis of family financial need.

Awards are in the form of grants, loans, or a combination of both.  Each year, more than 20 percent of the student body receives aid.


National Distinctions

National Merit/Achievement
Class of 2008 (100 students)
30 Semifinalists
18 Letters of Commendation

Presidential Scholars  
Four of Missouri's 22 Presidential Scholars since 1995 attended Burroughs.


Gift Support

Endowment Fund: Income from endowment covers approximately 12.9 percent of the school's operating expense. Many friends have contributed generously to the endowment during the past three decades.

Annual Giving Fund: Income from Annual Giving covers approximately 13.3 percent of the school's operating expense. Last year $1,725,000 was contributed by parents, alumni, parents of alumni, and friends.


The School Today

Faculty, parents, and students share a commitment to a liberal arts education which strikes a balance of emphasis among academics, arts, athletics, and activities. Graduates enter leading colleges throughout the country.

The campus consists of seven student-use buildings on 47.5 acres of land including an auditorium, a library, a science building, a sports and performing arts center, and a fine arts facility. In the mid-1990's, the Brauer Classroom Building was fully renovated and the technology upgraded, and the Schnuck Classroom Wing and Tower was built.  These efforts were part of  a $26 million campaign for campus expansion, building improvement and endowment, which was completed in the summer of 2000.  In the summer of 2005 the football field and track were totally renovated, including installation of artificial turf and an eight-lane track.  In the summer of 2006 the utilities that service the campus were upgraded, a new parking lot with a Clayton Road entrance and a small dining room addition were constructed, and an artificial turf hockey field was installed.  In summer 2007 renovation of the fine arts building and an addition to the field house were begun.  A master plan for further campus enhancements, including a new theatre, performance gym and assembly hall, is in progress as well.


Administrators

Head of School - Keith E. Shahan

Assistant Head of School - Andy Abbott

Principal of Grades 11 and 12 - Scott Heinzel

Principal of Grades 9 and 10 - Elaine Childress

Principal of Grades 7 and 8 - Margaret M. Fiala

Director of Admissions - Caroline Gaskin LaVigne


Applicants are considered without regard to religion, race, color, or national or ethnic origin.