The Chapin School

What The Chapin School does

The Chapin School is an independent K-12 day school for girls founded in 1901 by Maria Bowen Chapin and located at 100 East End Avenue in New York City. It enrolls approximately 830 students from Kindergarten through Class 12 in a single campus under one roof, supported by a 6:1 student-to-teacher ratio and a faculty of whom 85% hold advanced degrees. The school operates three divisions — Lower School (K-3), Middle School (4-7), and Upper School (8-12) — offering a rigorous liberal arts curriculum augmented by Visual Arts, Music, Drama, Dance, interscholastic Athletics, College Guidance, the Hayot Center for Innovation, and a multimedia library. Students are drawn from over 100 zip codes across Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Westchester, Long Island, Connecticut, and New Jersey, with 20% receiving need-based financial assistance.

The school is structured as a New York nonprofit governed by a Board of Trustees and led by Head of School Suzanne Fogarty. Revenue is generated primarily through recurring tuition, supplemented by Annual Giving (a century-old fundraising tradition), planned giving, senior class gifts, the Forrester Fund, and modest alumnae merchandise sales (Gator Gear). Distribution is purely direct-to-consumer via a structured admissions process managed by dedicated admissions directors for K-5 and Class 6-12, with applications processed through the Ravenna Hub platform. Chapin is a member of the Interschool consortium of eight premier Manhattan independent schools (Brearley, Browning, Collegiate, Dalton, Nightingale-Bamford, Spence, Trinity), which shares curricular and extracurricular resources among member institutions. The school operates with no parent company, no external equity backing, and no disclosed M&A activity.

Name

The Chapin School

Legal name

The Chapin School

Website

https://chapin.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1901

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The Chapin School is an independent K-12 day school for girls founded in 1901 in New York City, enrolling approximately 830 students from Kindergarten through Class 12 under one roof, with a 6:1 student-to-teacher ratio and 20% receiving financial aid.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Independent K-12 Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

akta.pro primary industry

Single-Sex (Boys/Girls) Private Schools (EDAJABAK)

Keywords

• Independent school education
• K-12 girls education
• Liberal arts curriculum
• College preparatory programs
• Private day school

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition: Primary revenue source from tuition payments for K-12 education. Families pay tuition for their daughters to attend the school. The school also offers financial aid based on need.
2. Annual Giving and Fundraising: Annual Giving campaign has been a tradition for over a century. Additional fundraising through planned giving, senior class gifts, and the Forrester Fund.
3. Gator Gear (Alumnae Merchandise): Branded merchandise sales through Gator Gear online store for alumnae and community members.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Chapin School is a private, nonprofit, independent day school for girls located at 100 East End Avenue, New York City. Founded in 1901, it delivers a unified K-12 liberal arts education for approximately 830 students from Kindergarten through Class 12 under one roof. The school operates three academic divisions—Lower School (K-3), Middle School (4-7), and Upper School (8-12)—supplemented by arts programs, athletics, college guidance, and the Hayot Center for Innovation.

Product overview

The Chapin School is an independent day school for girls established in 1901, offering a unified K-12 educational program under one roof at 100 East End Avenue, New York. The school provides a liberal arts curriculum across three divisions: Lower School (K-3), Middle School (4-7), and Upper School (8-12). Beyond core academics, the school offers specialized programs including The Hayot Center for Innovation, The Chapin Library, and comprehensive College Guidance. The arts program encompasses Visual Arts, Music, Drama, and Dance, while athletics includes interscholastic sports. Additional services include an Alumnae Portal for community engagement and career networking.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Lower School (K-3) Lower School educational program for Kindergarten through Class 3, focused on foundational learning through joy, curiosity, and creativity in a single-gender environment.
• Middle School (4-7) Middle School educational program for Classes 4-7 focused on exploring the world, finding their voices, and strengthening community as students transition toward adolescence.
• Upper School (8-12) Upper School educational program for Classes 8-12, empowering young women through rigorous academics, leadership development, and college preparatory coursework.
• Visual Arts Program K-12 visual arts education covering artistic methods, materials, technique development, and creative self-expression across all grade levels.
• Music Program Music education for K-12 students fostering joyful musicianship, including performance, composition, and appreciation of musical heritage.
• Drama Program Drama education for K-12 students covering theatrical production, performance, technical theatre, directing, and playwriting.
• Dance Program Dance education for K-12 students emphasizing that every body is a dancing body, including movement vocabulary development and cultural dance traditions.
• Athletics Program Interscholastic athletics, fitness, and health and wellness programs spanning multiple sports including badminton, golf, lacrosse, softball, and track & field.
• College Guidance Comprehensive college counseling program including SAT/ACT preparation, financial aid guidance, and application support for Upper School students.
• The Hayot Center for Innovation Innovation hub focused on fostering creative thinking, design, and technological innovation across all grade levels, serving as the school's design and innovation lab.
• The Chapin Library Two-story school library with a multimedia room supporting research and academic excellence across all divisions.
• Alumnae Portal Online portal for alumnae to access directory, career network, event information, and stay connected with the school community post-graduation.

Quantifiable outcome

• 20% of students receive financial assistance
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Interschool ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChapin is a member of Interschool, a non-profit consortium of eight Manhattan independent schools: Brearley, Browning, Chapin, Collegiate, Dalton, Nightingale-Bamford, Spence, and Trinity. The consortium shares resources and talents among member schools, runs collaborative curricular and extracurricular programs for students, teachers, administrators, trustees, and parents, and links the schools to the New York City community. The eight Heads of School compose the Board of Directors.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Brearley School: All-girls K-12 independent day school on the Upper East Side of Manhattan and a fellow Interschool consortium member. Directly comparable in size, mission, tuition tier, and target demographic to Chapin.
• Spence School: All-girls K-12 independent day school on the Upper East Side and Interschool consortium member. Closest direct competitor to Chapin in mission, grade span, and price point.
• Trinity School: K-12 co-educational independent day school on the Upper West Side and Interschool consortium member. One of NYC's largest and most prestigious independents at similar tuition tier to Chapin.
• Dalton School: K-12 independent day school on the Upper East Side and Interschool consortium member. Comparable in size, tuition tier, and college-preparatory mission, though co-educational.
• Browning School: Boys-only K-12 independent day school on the Upper East Side and Interschool consortium member. Directly comparable in grade span, size, and pricing, though single-sex boys vs. girls.
• Collegiate School: Boys-only K-12 independent day school on the Upper West Side and Interschool consortium member. Comparable in scale, price, and NYC elite tier though serves opposite single-sex demographic.
• Convent of the Sacred Heart: All-girls Catholic K-12 independent day school on the Upper East Side. Comparable in mission, single-sex format, and Manhattan elite tier, though faith-based.
• Nightingale-Bamford School: All-girls K-12 independent day school on the Upper East Side and Interschool consortium member. Competes head-to-head with Chapin for the same families seeking elite single-sex education.
• Marymount School of New York: All-girls Catholic K-12 independent day school on the Upper East Side. Directly comparable in size, tuition, and single-sex mission to Chapin, serving overlapping families.
• Horace Mann School: Co-educational K-12 independent day school in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. Comparable in prestige, tuition tier, and NYC elite independent positioning though co-ed and in a different borough.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/chapinschoolnyc
• Instagraminstagram.com/chapinschoolnyc
• Xx.com/ChapinSchoolNYC

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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