About Spence

At a Glance

Spence By The Numbers

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  • 6/1

    Student / Teacher Ratio

  • 135

    Teachers

  • 81%

    of Teachers have Advanced Degrees

  • 10

    Average years of teaching at Spence

  • Students who attend Spence are from

    Manhattan 689
    Brooklyn 39
    Bronx 20
    Queens 20
    New Jersey 15
    NY State region 5
    Long Island 1
    Connecticut 1

  • 4,374

    Alumnae live in 47 States and 33 Countries

  • 20%

    of students receive Financial Aid

  • $8,100,000

    Allocated annually in Financial Aid

Felicia Wilks is the 15th Head of School

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  • 129

    Upper School Course Offerings

    105

    Electives

    4

    Languages:
    Chinese, French, Latin, Spanish

  • 8

    Academic Teams: Computing, Debate, Math, Mock Trial, Model Congress, Model UN, Robotics, Science

  • 30

    classes offered during after-school Second Act program

  • 36%

    of teachers have taught at Spence for more than 10 years

  • 42%

    of teachers identify as teachers of color

  • 255

    total employees

Top Colleges - Over Five Years

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  • Harvard University

    24

  • University of Chicago

    17

  • Cornell University

    16

  • Brown University

    15

  • Georgetown University

    15

  • Duke University

    14

  • Columbia University

    10

  • Stanford University

    10

  • Yale University

    9

  • Northwestern University

    8

  • Princeton University

    9

  • University of Pennsylvania

    8

  • Amherst College

    7

  • Barnard College

    7

  • Colgate University

    6

  • Rice University

    6

  • Vanderbilt University

    6

  • Wesleyan University

    6

  • Williams College

    6

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  • 5 Fellowships

    52 Science Research Fellows 
    27 Language Fellows
    22     Eco Fellows 
    26 History Research Fellows 
    14 Art Scholars

  • 6 Annual Named Lecture Series

    Middle and Upper School Assemblies: 37 Each;
    Lower School Gatherings: 14

  • 92

    Middle and Upper School Clubs and Organizations

  • 10

    Student Affinity/Identity Groups

  • 32

    Athletics Teams

  • 15

    Upper School Student Council members

  • 50+

    students interned in 21 companies

  • 5

    Vocal ensembles

  • 82

    Middle and Upper School dancers participate in the Dance Concert

  • 4

    Student-Run Publications
IN 2021-2023
14 AAIS Championships
8 AAIS 2nd Place Finishes
2 NYSAIS Championships
5 NYSAIS 2nd Place Finishes

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  • 2,406 Donors

    Contributed $4,487,061 to the 2022–2023 Annual Fund

  • 458

    Active Alumnae Volunteers Ranging from the Classes of 1947-2023

  • 602

    indiSPENCEable alumnae have given to the Annual Fund for 10 or more consecutive years

  • 191

    alumnae are part of the 1892 Planned Giving Society

  • 93%

    of Parents support the Annual Fund

  • 41%

    of alumnae support the Annual Fund

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  • Campus

    93rd

    Lower School

    91st 

    Middle and Upper School

    412

    Athletic and Educational Facility

    The 412 Squash Center, with state-of-the-art squash courts, is one of the premier facilities in the city.  

Accolades

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  • The Nucleus

    magazine received a first-place award from the American Scholastic Press Association two years in a row

  • 5 US Squash HS All-Americans in 10 years

  • Honorable Mention

    Computer Science teacherJeremy Joven has received an honorable mention for the 2023 Computer Science Teacher Association Award for CS Teaching Excellence.

  • 2021–2023

    14 AAIS Championships 
    8 AAIS 2nd Place Finishes
    2 NYSAIS Championships
    5 NYSAIS 2nd Place Finishes

  • 1

    US presidential Scholar - only five students in the state of New York were among the 161 students honored this year.

  • First Place

    Middle School Robotics tops the NYC Championship

  • The Math Team consistently ranks in the top 5 in competitions.

  • 20

    Upper School Students were recognized with a combined total of 53 awards from the 2023 NYC Scholastic Awards this year

  • 2023-2024 Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant Recipient

    Visual Arts teacher and painter Josh Dorman is one of 93 international artists selected by the foundation this year to receive a grant. 

Middle & Upper School

22 East 91st Street
New York, NY 10128

Lower School

56 East 93rd Street
New York, NY 10128

Athletic & Educational Facility

412 East 90th Street
New York, NY 10128
A K-12 independent school in New York City, The Spence School prepares a diverse community of girls and young women for the demands of academic excellence and responsible citizenship.

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