The Rumson Country Day School

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensationIRS Form 990 totals for revenue, expenses, and employee compensation (salaries, other compensation, and employee benefits).

Mission Statement

THE RUMSON COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL, FOUNDED IN 1926 AS AN INDEPENDENT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION, SEEKS; TO PROVIDE STUDENTS FROM ALL COMMUNITIES WITH A DYNAMIC, CHALLENGING ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE IN A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT; TO NOURISH ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE. INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, CIVIC AWARENESS, AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS; AND TO INSPIRE OUR GRADUATES TO BECOME LIFE-LONG LEARNERS ABLE TO THRIVE, CONTRIBUTE, AND EXCEL IN A DEMANDING SECONDARY SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT AND IN TODAY'S GLOBAL SOCIETY. THE RUMSON COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL WAS FOUNDED IN 1926 BY A GROUP OF FAMILIES IN THE RUMSON AREA. THIS NEW SCHOOL, CALLED THE RUMSON SCHOOL, WAS LOCATED ON THE SITE OF THE FORMER ST. GEORGES-ON-THE HILL CHURCH; THE BUILDING AND 2 1/2 ACRES OF LAND WERE DONATED BY EDWARD DEAN ADAMS, A NEIGHBOR AND GRANDFATHER OF ONE OF THE CHARTER STUDENTS. THE SCHOOL DOORS OPENED ON NOVEMBER 1, 1926, WITH TWENTY-THREE PUPILS, A HEADMASTER, FIVE TEACHERS, AND THREE STAFF MEMBERS. AN EDUCATOR NAMED B. LORD BUCKLEY