Fast Facts

Year founded: 1963

Total students: 35

Ages: 9-18 served; 9-15 at time of admission

Average age: 13

Gender: All boys

States represented: 11

Countries represented: 3

Grades served: 4-12

Admission: Rolling (year-round)

Average class size: 6-7

Average dorm size: 8 – single or double rooms

Number of classrooms: 5

Number of dorms: 4

Total faculty/staff: 72

Acres: 25

Services: Individual, Group, and Family Therapy; Occupational Therapy; Speech Therapy; Art Therapy, Reading Support and Intervention

Accreditation: Virginia Associate of Independent Specialized Education Facilities (VAISEF)

Licensure and Credentials: Virginia Department of Education; Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; Student and Exchange Visitor Information Program (SEVIS)

State Funding Approval from: Illinois, New Jersey, New York, and Virginia

Memberships and Affiliations: National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs (NATSAP); National Association of Private Special Education Centers (NAPSEC); Small Boarding School Association (SBSA)

Calendar: Students go home for Thanksgiving, December holidays (2 weeks), Spring Break and other designated weekends and summer home visits. Students participate in programming throughout the summer.

Distance to Washington, DC: 2 hours (110 miles)

Distance to Richmond, VA: 1 hour (72 miles)

Keswick School, in providing any educational service, will adhere to a policy of racial nondiscrimination. TKS will admit students of any race, color, national or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at TKS. TKS will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin in the administration of its student admission policies, employment policies, educational policies, and athletic or other school-administered programs.