St. Anne's-Belfield School

What St. Anne's-Belfield School does

St. Anne's-Belfield School is an independent, co-educational day and boarding school serving students age 2 through Grade 12 across two adjacent campuses on 55 acres in Charlottesville, Virginia, immediately adjacent to the University of Virginia. Founded in 1910 (with predecessor institution Albemarle Female Institute dating to 1856), the school enrolled approximately 900-993 students with roughly 500 faculty and staff, maintaining an 8:1 student-to-teacher ratio, an average class size of 12-13, and 77-80% of faculty holding advanced degrees. The school operates a four-division academic model — Early Childhood (Twos, Pre-School, Junior Kindergarten), Lower School (K-4), Middle School (5-8), and Upper School (9-12) — plus a 7-day Residential Life/Boarding program for Grades 9-12 that includes international students from roughly 11-25 countries.

The school's core educational technology infrastructure is built entirely on third-party SaaS platforms rather than proprietary systems: Instructure's Canvas LMS serves as the learning management system for course delivery, assignments, and academic communication across separate faculty/staff, student, and parent portals; Veracross functions as the student information system, admissions portal, and parent communication hub; Ruvna provides visitor management and emergency notification; Sage Dining manages food services; and Parchment handles transcript management. There is no disclosed mobile app, API, or proprietary technology development, and no evidence of in-house AI/ML capabilities.

The business model is a tuition-driven subscription with annual billing, supplemented by charitable giving through The Fund for St. Anne's-Belfield and other advancement campaigns. Tuition varies by program level (Early Childhood, Lower, Middle, Upper School) and includes separate day and boarding tiers; 30-34% of students receive financial aid. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer via the Veracross-powered admission portal, campus tours, open houses, and rolling admission with January/February priority deadlines. The school holds SAIS accreditation, became nondenominational in 1987, and is governed by a Board of Trustees with no disclosed parent company or external ownership.

Name

St. Anne's-Belfield School

Legal name

St. Anne's-Belfield School

Website

https://stab.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1910

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Independent co-educational day and boarding school in Charlottesville, Virginia, serving approximately 900-993 students age 2 through Grade 12 across two 55-acre campuses adjacent to the University of Virginia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private K-12 Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Nonsectarian Independent Boarding Schools (EDAJABAB)

Keywords

• Private K-12 education
• Boarding school
• College preparatory
• Independent day school
• Early childhood education

Headquarters

HQ city

Charlottesville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Tuition Revenue: Annual tuition fees for day and boarding students across Early Childhood (Age 2) through Grade 12. Financial aid available for 30-34% of students.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

St. Anne's-Belfield School is an independent, co-educational day and boarding school delivering college-preparatory education for students age 2 through Grade 12. It operates across two Charlottesville campuses (Belfield for PS-Grade 8 and Greenway Rise for Grades 9-12) and supplements classroom instruction with a 7-day residential boarding program, college counseling, arts, athletics, and health/wellness services.

Product overview

St. Anne's-Belfield School is an independent, co-ed day and boarding school offering comprehensive educational programs from age 2 through Grade 12. The school operates across two campuses—the Belfield Campus (Pre-School through Grade 8) and Greenway Rise Campus (Grades 9-12). Educational programs include the Early Childhood Program (Twos, Pre-School, Junior Kindergarten), Lower School (K-4), Middle School (5-8), and Upper School (9-12) with a college preparatory curriculum. The school also offers a 7-day Residential Life/Boarding Program for Grades 9-12 with international and domestic students. Supporting programs include College Counseling (4-year curriculum with 22:1 student-to-counselor ratio), Arts (Music, Visual Arts, Theatre Arts), Athletics, Health & Wellness, and Summer Camp. Technology infrastructure includes Canvas LMS for learning management and Veracross for enrollment. The school is accredited by the Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Early Childhood Program (Twos, Pre-School, Junior Kindergarten)
• Lower School (Grades K-4)
• Middle School (Grades 5-8)
• Upper School (Grades 9-12)
• Residential Life / Boarding Program
• College Counseling Program
• Arts Program (Music, Visual Arts, Theatre Arts)
• Athletics Program
• Health & Wellness Services
• Camp Catalyst (Summer Camp)

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UVA School of Data SciencecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Collaboration on Research Demystifying Project where Upper School students translate complex scientific articles into accessible insights for broader audiences, presenting findings to UVA authors
• Virginia Discovery MuseumminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partnership with Upper School Spanish students creating bi-lingual books to share with the local community through the Virginia Discovery Museum
• International Rescue CommitteeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partnership with International Rescue Committee including first annual IRC & St. Anne's picnic, supporting refugee families in the community
• Pediatric Associates of CharlottesvillecoreOthersPartnership providing additional healthcare and health center facilities on each campus, with school nurses coordinating care
• Local First ResponderscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrong partnerships with local first responders for emergency response, safety protocols, and campus security
• Dulles International Airport (IAD)minorOthersProvides transportation to and from Dulles International Airport for international students arriving/departing
• EnGenderEdminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for equity evaluation and training as part of inclusive excellence initiatives

Scale indicators21 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• The Bolles School: Florida-based private boarding/day school (PK-12) with comparable size and full-service college-prep offering including athletics. Competes for Sun Belt and international boarding applicants.
• Woodberry Forest School: Virginia-based private boarding school serving high school boys in a similar college-prep mold. Closest geographic and tier peer to St. Anne's-Belfield, with comparable tuition scale and selective admissions.
• Mercersburg Academy: Pennsylvania-based private boarding school with similar size (~435 students) and college-prep focus. Direct competitor for international boarding students and East Coast boarding applicants.
• Episcopal High School: Top-tier Virginia private boarding school in Alexandria serving Grades 9-12 with similar college-prep mission, boarding program, and elite college placement outcomes. Direct competitor for boarding students from the D.C./Virginia feeder market.
• The Baylor School: Tennessee-based private boarding/day school (Grades 9-12) with comparable size, college-prep curriculum, and competitive athletics program. Competes for boarding students from the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.

Regional players

• Holton-Arms School: Maryland-based independent day school (Grades 3-12) with similar college-prep mission and tuition tier. No boarding program but a competing draw for D.C.-metro area families seeking elite college placement.
• Flint Hill School: Virginia-based independent day school (no boarding) serving PK-12 in the D.C. metro area. Comparable in size, tuition tier, and college-prep mission but without a boarding program, making it more of a regional competitor for local day families.

Broad incumbents

• Lawrenceville School: Premier New Jersey boarding school with significantly larger scale (~830 boarding students) and stronger brand. Sets the upper-bound pricing and outcome benchmark that St. Anne's-Belfield's college counseling team measures against.
• Phillips Exeter Academy: New Hampshire-based elite boarding school with national brand recognition. Represents the top of the competitive set that defines the elite boarding category St. Anne's-Belfield operates within.
• The Hotchkiss School: Elite Connecticut boarding school with established brand and similar college-prep mission. Competes for top-tier boarding applicants from the same international and East Coast feeder markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/stannesbelfield
• YouTubevimeo.com/stab365
• Facebookfacebook.com/St.AnnesBelfieldSchool
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/st.-anne%27s-belfield-school
• Instagraminstagram.com/st.annesbelfield

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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