{{Short description|Private boarding school in Virginia, US}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Multiple issues| {{Cleanup press release|1=article|date=December 2022}} {{Primary sources|date=December 2022}} }} {{Coord|36|49|32|N|79|23|21|W|display=title}} {{Infobox school | name = Chatham Hall | image = Pruden Hall.jpg | caption = Pruden Hall, the administrative building for Chatham Hall | established = 1894 | former_name = Chatham Episcopal Institute. | type = Private, boarding | religious_affiliation = Episcopal | head_label = Acting Head of School | head = Rector Sara Stephenson | city = Chatham | state = Virginia | country = United States | motto = ''Esto Perpetua'' (Let it be perpetual) | campus = {{convert|365|acre|km2}} | enrollment = 111 | faculty = 29 academic<br />67% with advanced degrees | avg_class_size = 8 students | ratio = 5:1 | athletics = 13 interscholastic sports | colors = Purple and Gold {{Color box|purple|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}} | mascot = Turtle | website = [http://www.chathamhall.org/ www.chathamhall.org] }}
'''Chatham Hall''' is a grade 9-12 girls' boarding school in Chatham, Virginia, United States, founded in 1894 as Chatham Episcopal Institute. Tuition for the 2024-2025 school year is $28,500 (day students), $58,750 (5-day boarding), and $68,000 (7-day boarding). More than half of the student body receives financial aid.<ref name="affordability">{{Cite web |title=Affordability {{!}} The Top Girls' Education in the Southeast |url=https://www.chathamhall.org/admissions/affordability |access-date=2022-12-08 |website=www.chathamhall.org}}</ref>
Chatham Hall is accredited by the Virginia Association of Independent Schools, a member of the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC), and is in compliance with the NACAC's Principle of Good Practice.
==Academics== Chatham Hall’s average class size is seven with a 5:1 student:teacher ratio.<ref name="fastfacts">{{Cite web|title=Fast Facts {{!}} The Top Girls' Education in the Southeast|url=https://www.chathamhall.org/about-us/fast-facts|access-date=2021-12-09|website=www.chathamhall.org}}</ref> Curricular highlights include advanced courses, global programs, student-led workshops, January Term, robotics, and global entrepreneurship.
==Campus life==
In 2025-2026, 95% of Chatham Hall students live on campus.<ref name="fastfacts">{{Cite web|title=Fast Facts {{!}} The Top Girls' Education in the Southeast|url=https://www.chathamhall.org/about-us/fast-facts|access-date=2021-12-09|website=www.chathamhall.org}}</ref> Boarding students live on-campus for five or seven days a week. There are a small number of day students as well.
In the afternoons, students participate in activities that include a competitive athletics program in the Blue Ridge Conference, Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) team and campus riding program, performing arts, and more. Sports currently offered include basketball, cross-country, field hockey, lacrosse, golf, riding, soccer, swimming, tennis, and volleyball.
Chatham Hall is well-known for its riding program and facilities, including the Mars Riding Arena and Hunter Trial Field. The campus is home to 30 horses, two additional teaching arenas, and riding trails.
Chatham Hall is an independent Episcopal school with chapel services twice a week and follows the precepts of the National Association of Episcopal Schools (NAES).
Chatham Hall's traditions include an honor code and longstanding yearly events.<ref name="traditions">{{Cite web|title=Traditions {{!}} The Top Girls' Education in the Southeast|url=https://www.chathamhall.org/campus-life/traditions|access-date=2021-12-09|website=www.chathamhall.org}}</ref>
== Campus == The Chatham Hall campus is 365 acres in Chatham, Virginia, United States located at 800 Chatham Hall Circle. Notable buildings include Pruden Hall, Dabney Hall, Curtis' Garden, Mars Riding Arena, and St. Mary’s Chapel.
==Notable alumnae== * Claudia Emerson (1975) – Pulitzer-Prize-winning poet * Georgia O'Keeffe (1905) – artist * Margaret Sullavan (1927) – Film star and Oscar nominee * Ann Taylor (1954) – NPR broadcaster * Maggie Taylor (1979) – artist
==Miscellaneous== The film ''Crazy People'' (1990) was filmed at Chatham Hall.
Chatham Hall was briefly mentioned in the novel ''Betrayed''.
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==External links== * [http://www.chathamhall.org/ School website]
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