Millbrook School
Millbrook School is a private, coeducational preparatory school located in Dutchess County, New York, United States.
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| Type | Private, Boarding & Day |
| Motto | Non Sibi Sed Cunctis Not for oneself, but for all |
| Established | 1931 |
| Headmaster | Drew Casertano |
| Faculty | 64 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrollment | 310 students |
| Average class size | 11 students |
| Student to teacher ratio | 4.1:1 |
| Campus | Rural, 800 acres (3 km2) |
| Houses | 8 Boarding houses |
| Color(s) | Navy Blue & Grey |
| Athletics | 14 interscholastic sports |
| Athletics conference | NEPSAC |
| Mascot | Mustang |
| Accreditation | NYSAIS |
| Yearbook | The Tamarack |
| Website | www.millbrook.org |
History
Millbrook School was founded in 1931 by Edward Pulling. Pulling was a graduate of both Princeton University and Cambridge University, and he taught at both Groton School and Avon Old Farms as well as private schools in the United Kingdom. While at Avon, Pulling began to think of creating his own school. His philosophy for a school was heavily influenced by the traditional setting he experienced at Groton and in the UK as well as the progressive ideology that Avon possessed. After searching for suitable grounds to house the school — including an offer from then Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt to build in Hyde Park, New York — Pulling and his wife decided on the Stephenson farm just 5 miles (8 km) outside Millbrook, NY in nearby Stanford, NY.
After the purchase of the property, Pulling drafted his first board of trustees, which included Endicott Peabody Sr., who was headmaster at Groton, and Henry Harkness Flagler, who became the first President of the Board of Trustees. With the generous support of the Flagler family and Pulling's father-in-law Russell Leffingwell the campus increased from the original farm buildings to include much of the current campus infrastructure.
Notable alumni
- James L. Buckley 1939 - Former U.S. Senator and Federal Judge
- William F. Buckley, Jr. 1943 - Author, Founder of The Tamarack and National Review
- Schuyler Chapin - Commissioner of Cultural Affairs for New York City
- Frederic C. Hamilton - Businessman
- Alistair Horne 1943 - Author
- Thomas Lovejoy 1959 - Conservation biologist, Former Director of the World Wildlife Fund
- John Dawson 1963 - Musician, Associate of the Grateful Dead, Co-founder of the New Riders of the Purple Sage
- Nicholas Kazan 1963 - Writer, Producer, Director
- Robert Wood Johnson IV 1965 - Chairman and CEO of The Johnson Company, Owner of the New York Jets
- Whit Stillman 1969 - Writer and Director, known for the 1990s comedies Metropolitan, Barcelona, and The Last Days of Disco
- Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. - Environmental law attorney
- Serena Altschul 1989 - Journalist
- Rufus Wainwright 1991 - Musician
- Rachel Uchitel 1992 - Nightclub manager
- David Guy Levy 1999 - Producer