Brooks School

Brooks School was founded in 1926 by Endicott Peabody, who had previously established Groton School in 1884. It was named after Phillips Brooks (1835–1893), a well-known clergyman and author who spent summers in North Andover, Massachusetts, and briefly served as the Episcopal Bishop of Massachusetts during the 1890s. Other founders included Harvard professor Roger Bigelow Merriman and Charles Slattery, the acting (and future) Bishop of Massachusetts. • John R. Packard (previously the faculty dean of Brooks) became head of school in 2008. The school started admitting day students in the early 1950s and became co-educational in 1979. In the 21st century, Brooks has focused on renovating the campus. New buildings include the arts center, the science center, the admissions building, and a crew boathouse on Lake Cochichewick. == Student body ==

In the 2022-23 school year, Brooks enrolled 353 students (76 freshmen, 83 sophomores, 92 juniors, and 102 seniors). 68.9% of Brooks students live on campus; the other 30% commute to Brooks from surrounding communities in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. 30% of Brooks students identify as people of color. == Finances ==

Tuition and financial aid Tuition for the 2023-24 school year is $73,400 for boarding students and $90,300 for day students. 38 families receiving aid had family incomes under $100,000/year. The school completed a $60 million fundraising campaign in 2008. ==Notable alumni==

• Barry Bingham Jr. '54, publisher of the Louisville Courier-Journal • Molly Bingham '86, journalist and filmmaker • Jake Burton Carpenter, founder and chairman of Burton Snowboards • Bill Chisholm '87, Businessman and owner of the Boston Celtics • Gene Clapp '68, rower, 1972 Olympic silver medalist • Charles Jencks '57, architect • Nekima Levy Armstrong '94, community activist and law professor • Elle Logan '06, rower; 2008, 2012, 2016 Olympic gold medalist • Thomas Collier Platt, Jr. '43, chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York • Mark Shuttleworth (exchange student), founder of Canonical, the company developing the Linux Ubuntu operating system; first African in space • Richard V. Spencer '72, U.S. Secretary of the Navy • Michael Weatherly '86, actor, notably NCIS == External links ==