General Information
- Founded in 1892
- Head of School Bodie Brizendine
- All-girls K-12, independent college preparatory school
- Member of New York State Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS)
Location
- 22 East 91st Street, housing Grades 5-12 (opened 1929)
- 56 East 93rd Street, housing Grades K-4 (opened 2003)
- 133,165 square feet of space
- 40 Classrooms
- 6 Science Labs
- 6 Art Studios and an Art History Room
- 2 Music Rooms
- Computer Lab
- Photography Darkroom
- 3 Gymnasiums and a Fitness Room
- 2 Performance Spaces
- 2 Dance Studios
- 2 Libraries, nearly 25,000 volumes and subscriber access to online resources
Students
- Total Enrollment: 658
- Lower School: 254
- Middle School: 206
- Upper School: 198
- 16-18 students per class in Lower School
- Grades K-2 have two teachers for each class
- Middle and Upper School classes range from one-on-one tutorials, to seminars, to full classrooms
- Over 30 Clubs and Activities available to Upper School students
- 85 students live outside of Manhattan
- 142 families enrolled more than one daughter in 2008-09
- 16 students entered from New York City public schools in 2008-09
- 29 percent are students of color
- Student/Faculty ratio is 6:1
- Over 20 percent of the students receive Financial Aid
- 100 percent of the graduating seniors attend college
Faculty
- Total number of teachers: 112
- 22 percent are teachers of color
Top ten college destinations for Spence graduates from 2004 to 2008
Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Duke University, Harvard University, New York University, Princeton University, University of Pennsylvania and Wesleyan University
Athletics
League: Athletic Association of Independent Schools of New York City (AAIS)
League Opponents: Brearley, Chapin, Sacred Heart, Friends Seminary, Hewitt, Marymount, Nightingale-Bamford, Packer-Collegiate, St. Ann’s, Trevor Day, and Trinity.