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At a Glance

2025-2026 Board of Trustees

PRESIDENT: Alan D. Rose, Jr. '87

TERM TRUSTEES:
Mark D. Benjamin P’25, ’28
Kiera L. Carlisle P’27
Mark Carter P’30
Julie A. Condron P’27, ’29
James W. Croom, Jr. P’25, ’28
Louise E. Cummings ’98
Andrew C. Delinsky ’93
Kathryn C. Fagin ‘01
Penelope R. Fireman P’25, P’29
Alison M. Hall P’19
Scott A. Holmes P’23, ’25
Rachel C. Hunter-Goldman ’08
Samia Kirmani P’27
Christopher T. Lee P’29
Julie Y. Lee P’23
Michael Lee P’26
John L. Maldonado P’26, ’28, ’30
Alison S. Monaghan P’17, ’19, ’22
Roger H. Randall P’17, ’21
Marc Rosenfeld P'23, ’26, '28
Derrick J. Rossi P’26, ’29
Kenneth R. Stillwell P’23, ’24, ’28
Meghan G. Swenson P’25, ’28, ’29
Lucius Taylor P’25, ’27
Peter A. Walter P’23, ’25, ’28, ’29

LIFE TRUSTEES:
Jon Michael Baker, Jr. ’85 P’16, ’18, ’21
Robert E. Buonato ’81
James F. Carlin ’81 P’15, ’16, ’16
Charles C. Carswell P’89, ’92, GP’20, ’21, ’22, ’22, ’23, ’24, ’29
Robert J. Davis P’06, ’08, ’13
Stephen R. Delinsky P’87, ’93
Peter A. Gaines P’94
Clinton P. Harris P’04
Daniel A. Kraft P’12, ’15, ’21
Harley J. Lank P’21
Harriet R. Lewis P’00, ’02
Thomas L. Lyons P’99, GP’30
Roy S. MacDowell, Jr. P’96, ’99, GP’12, ’24
Daniel R. Revers P’15
Joel B. Sherman P’97
Frances B. Shifman P’99
Richard L. Smith P’10
Steven J. Snider P’12
Joan A. Vaccarino P’86, ’88
Cai von Rumohr P’89, GP’23
Joan C. Walter P’87, ’89
Dudley H. Willis P’93

HONORARY TRUSTEES OF THE CORPORATION:
Joan T. Allison P’75, ’78
Louis J. Grossman ’67
Joshua M. Kraft ’85
Virginia S. MacDowell P’96, ’99, GP’12, ’24 

Fast Facts 2024-2025

• Coed private day school that serves grades 6-12
• Founded in 1915
• 55 acre campus located 17 miles from Boston
• 900 feet of frontage on picturesque Nonesuch Pond
• 534 students from 85 Massachusetts cities and towns
• 400 students in the Upper School and 134 students in the Middle School
• 32% of the student body are students of color
• 6:1 student/teacher ratio
• Average class size of 11 students
• 46 honors or accelerated honors courses, including 19 AP courses
• $63,290 annual tuition (2024-2025)
• 27% of students received more than $6.8 million in tuition assistance in FY2024 
• $43.2 million endowment (as of June 30, 2024)

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  • INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS AT A GLANCE

    • Conservatory Program
    • Sages and Seekers
    • Rivers Givers
    • Summer Travel Programs
    • MEDscience
    • Science Internships
    • French Exchange

  • FACILITIES AT A GLANCE

    • Six academic buildings with 59 classroom, lab and studio teaching spaces
    • Campus center with dining facilities and space for large community gatherings

    Center for Science and Visual Arts 
    • Six science labs/classrooms
    • Five spacious art studios
    • Six interdisciplinary classrooms
    • Engineering studio, robotics lab, and rapid prototyping studio

    Athletics
    • Three artificial turf athletic fields and one natural grass field
    • Two indoor basketball courts
    • Ice rink that converts to indoor artificial turf practice field in offseason
    • Six tennis courts
    • Fitness center including a weight room, cardio machines, and a training room
     
    The Arts 
    In addition to a black box theater, Rivers students have access to the resources of the Rivers School Conservatory, whose facilities include 25 teaching and practice rooms as well as:
    • 200-seat recital hall
    • Orchestra room
    • Chorus room
    • Jazz ensemble room
    • Percussion studio
    • Music library
    • Recording studio

  • ANNUAL GIVING & ENDOWMENT AT A GLANCE

    • Over $3.5 million was donated to the Rivers Annual Fund in FY2024
    • Total giving in FY2024 was just over $5.7 million 
    • 93% of parents/caregivers, 25% of alumni, and 85% of the professional community gave to the Annual Fund in FY2024
    • $34.6 million endowment (as of June 30, 2023)

  • STUDENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2023-2024 AT A GLANCE

    • 149 students took 292 Advanced Placement (AP) tests
    • 94% of students who took AP tests earned a score of 3 or higher
    • Four students were named National Merit Commended Scholars
    • Students won 53 awards in the Massachusetts Scholastic Art and Writing Awards competition—16 Gold Keys, 15 Silver Keys, and 22 honorable mentions
    • For the 2023-2024 school year, Rivers student-athletes were named All-ISL and honorable mention 73 times and earned 65 All-NEPSAC and honorable mention selections. Four were named ISL Players of the Year, one earned NEPSAC Player of the Year, one earned NEPSAC Tournament MVP, and four were named Globe All-Scholastic. This past year alone, two varsity teams won championships at the New England level and one won an ISL championship. Rivers coaches also earned one ISL Coach of the Year and one NEPSAC Coach of the Year. Thirteen varsity teams had a winning season, and 26 students from the Class of 2024 went on to play at the collegiate level. Rivers was the only school in New England to qualify for the playoffs in every eligible sport this past fall and winter.
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