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, United States. It was established in 1829 through a bequest from local businessman Joseph Burr. In addition to serving local students and families, BBA offers a boarding program for international students.

Admissions

Burr and Burton Academy accepts all students from designated "sending towns," which vote annually to approve the school's tuition and pay the cost through education funding. Admission is also open on an annual basis to students from other, non-sending towns, as well as through BBA's International Program. Tuition for the 2022-23 school year is $19,200 for sending town students; $21,200 for non-sending town students; and $59,500 for boarding international students.

Notable alumni

* James K. Batchelder, speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives * Jacob Benton, congressman *

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, Vermont Attorney General-elect *

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, artist *

Fred A. Field Fred A. Field (June 17, 1850 – April 18, 1935) was a businessman and public official from Vermont. Among the offices in which he served, Field was United States Marshal for the District of Vermont from 1898 to 1903. Early life Frederick A. Fi ...

, U.S. marshal for Vermont *

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, astrobiologist and planetary scientist * John C. Hollister, tenth Connecticut adjutant general * Lyman Enos Knapp, politician and lawyer *

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, American geophysicist * John B. Page, governor of Vermont * Kelly Pajala, member of the Vermont House of Representatives * Frederick M. Reed, attorney and businessman *

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, engineer and professor * Betsy Shaw, American snowboarder *

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, congressman * Stephen A. Walker, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York * Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous

Notable staff

* Lyman Coleman, former principal *

Harvey Dorfman Harvey A. Dorfman (May 21, 1935 – February 28, 2011) was an American mental skills coach who worked in education and psychology as a teacher, counselor, coach, and consultant. Prior to becoming a mental skills coach, he lived in Manchester, ...

, former coach * Richard C. Overton, former teacher * Charles C. Stroud, former teacher

References

External links

* {{Authority control Schools in Bennington County, Vermont Buildings and structures in Manchester, Vermont Private high schools in Vermont Boarding schools in Vermont Educational institutions established in 1829 1829 establishments in Vermont