The Hun School of Princeton is a private, coeducational, secondary boarding school located in Princeton in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. The school serves students from sixth through twelfth grades. Currently, the head of school is Jonathan Brougham. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1963 and is accredited until January 2025. The acceptance rate for the school has been reported as 35%. It is also a member of the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools.
History
The school was founded in 1914 by Dr. John Gale Hun, a professor at Princeton University. Originally called the Princeton Math School, it later changed its name to the Princeton Tutoring School. In 1925, the school acquired both its current name and the property on Edgerstoune Road that makes up its current location.
Student body
As of the 2019–20 school year, the school had an enrollment of 669 students and 95 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 7:1. The school's student body was 59.8% (400) White, 23.9% (160) Asian, 6.1% (41) Black, 5.4% (36) two or more races, 4.5% (30) Hispanic and 0.3% (2) American Indian / Alaska Native. 95 students attend the Hun Middle School, which houses grades 6–8. The rest are in the Upper School. 70% of Hun's Upper School students are day students, and the rest are boarders. Students come from 15 states and 27 countries.
Athletics
The Hun School Raiders participate in the Mid-Atlantic Prep League, a sports league with participating institutions from university preparatory schools in the New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania area. Schools competing in the league include Blair Academy in Blairstown, New Jersey, The Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, Lawrenceville School in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, Mercersburg Academy in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania and Peddie School in Hightstown, New Jersey. The Hun School also competes against other local schools.
Fall sports: coed cross-country running, dance, girls' field hockey, boys' football, boys' and girls' soccer, girls' tennis, water polo Winter sports: boys' and girls' basketball, boys' and girls' fencing, ice hockey, boys' and girls' swimming Spring sports: boys' baseball, boys' and girls' crew, dance, golf, boys' and girls' lacrosse, girls' softball, Track, boys' tennis
Sports offered by the Hun Middle School include:
Fall sports: boys' and girls' cross-country running, boys' and girls' soccer, girls' field hockey Winter sports: boys' and girls' basketball Spring sports: boys' and girls' tennis, boys' lacrosse, boys' baseball, girls' softball
The 1931 boys' basketball team won the Class A Prep state title with a 24-18 victory against St. Benedict's Preparatory School in the tournament final.
Facilities
The Hun School facilities consist of multiple buildings across the small Princeton neighborhood. The school recently completed a massive renovation, including the construction of the Wilf Family Global Commons, a $9 million, dormitory and educational facility. The School is currently undergoing a $5.5 million renovation of the Alexander K. Buck '49 Building, which holds middle school classrooms, video production laboratories, and gathering spaces.
Russell Hall
Poe Dormitory (1959) Carter Hall (1964) The Alexander K. Buck Student Activity Center (1974) - The setting of the Middle School, serving grades 6-8 The John Andrew Saks Auditorium The Chesebro Academic Center (1964) - Used as the Upper School The Ralph S. Mason House (1984) The Michael D. Dingman Center for Science and Technology (1987) The Perry K. Sellon Information Center (1987) The Roberta J. King Outdoor Education Center The Mary Miller Sharp Ceramic and Sculpture Studio (1994) The Finn M.W. Caspersen Rowing Center at Mercer Lake (2003) The Heart of Hun (2004) Natale Field (2004) The Ventresca Family Video Production and TV Studio (2005) Athletic Center (2007) The Shipley Pavilion (2007) - The Gymnasium The Landis Family Fine Arts Building (2008) The Wilf Family Global Commons (2014)
School publications
The Mall, Upper School newspaper
The Edgerstounian, Upper School yearbook
The Hun Review, a literary magazine showcasing the writing and artwork of Hun School students Hun Today, a magazine for alumni, families, and friends of The Hun School