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  • GFS is a coed Quaker K-12 day school, founded in 1845 and located in the historic neighborhood of Germantown in Philadelphia, Pa.
  • Enrollment is 897, coed
    Lower School: 325, Middle School 222, Upper School 350.
  • Number of faculty: 121
  • Faculty to student ratio: 1:8
  • Faculty with advanced degrees: 65%
  • Alumni faculty and administrators: 12%
  • Students who are children or grandchildren of alumni: 11%
  • Students of color: 31%
  • Faculty and administrators of color: 25%
  • Quaker students: 6.1%
  • Quaker faculty and administrators: 12%
  • Geographic reach: 65% of our families live in Northwest Philadelphia; the rest come from Center City, other metropolitan neighborhoods,and the surrounding suburbs.
  • Campus Facilities: The 7 acre main campus encompasses 9 classroom buildings, 4 gymnasiums, 3 theaters, 3 playgrounds, the Friends Free Library, and the Meetinghouse of the Germantown Friends Monthly Meeting. Within one mile of the main campus are 14 acres of athletic fields.
  • Governance: The 23-member School Committee is selected by the Germantown Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends.


Germantown Friends School
31 West Coulter StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19144Tel: 215.951.2300
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