• TypePrimary and secondary schools
• LocationPoughkeepsie, The United States
• Taught inEnglish
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Oakwood Friends School is a Quaker co-educational boarding and day school for grades 6 to 12 on a 55-acre campus off Spackenkill Road in Poughkeepsie, New York, in the United States. Founded in 1796 as the Nine Partners Boarding School near Millbrook, it describes itself as the oldest co-educational boarding and day school in New York State, and moved to Poughkeepsie in 1920 after a fire. According to the school, it was the first Quaker school in the United States to enrol and graduate African American students. Its values follow the Quaker testimonies of simplicity, peace, integrity, community, equality and stewardship.

• Middle School (grades 6-8)
• Upper School (grades 9-12)
• International Program and ESL
• Learning Support
• Global Affairs Program
• Arts programme, including photography, visual arts, music and theatre

The student-to-educator ratio is 5:1, all students take part in community service, and there are 16 athletics teams. Boarders can choose five-day or seven-day boarding, and the school states that 72% of families receive financial aid. Solar panels generate all of the campus's electricity.

• Education
  • Secondary Education

22 Spackenkill Road, Poughkeepsie, New York, The United States, 12603

New York State Association of Independent Schools

Fees for the 2026-27 academic year:

• Middle School tuition (grades 6-8): $36,895
• Upper School tuition (grades 9-12): $46,090
• 5-day boarding: $22,730
• 7-day boarding: $34,150
• International student fee: $4,780, plus international student health insurance: $1,950
• Learning Skills programme: $11,890 per year; Focused Instruction: $4,560 per year

Boarding students pay a refundable room deposit of $235. Books, athletic supplies and class trips cost about $400 to $700 a year.

Financial aid is awarded on the basis of economic need, regardless of race, religion, nationality, ethnicity or sexual orientation. According to the school, 72% of families receive aid, about $2.4 million is awarded each year, and average grants are $16,000 for day students and $34,000 for boarding students. Families apply through School and Student Services (SSS) by completing the Parents' Financial Statement (PFS); final decisions are made by Oakwood's Financial Aid Committee.

Oakwood Friends is a boarding and day school. Boarding students can choose five-day or seven-day boarding (2026-27 fees: $22,730 and $34,150 respectively), and all boarders pay a refundable room deposit of $235. Residential life is overseen by a Director of Residential Life.