Hargrave Military Academy

"Mens Sana Corpore Sano - Sound Mind, Sound Body"
Dr. Wheeler L. Baker, Col. USMC (ret.), President


200 Military Drive
Chatham, VA 24531
434/432-2481
FAX 434/432-3129
Email: admissions@hargrave.edu
Website: www.hargrave.edu

Student Body: 430

Student/Teacher Ratio: 11 to 1

Grades: 7-12, One Post-Graduate year.

Registration: Prior to Thanksgiving for the first semester of the current academic year. Up to and including April 20 for the second semester of the current academic year.

Accreditation: Virginia Association of Independent Schools (VAIS), Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).

Institution: Private

Chatham features the finest secondary male military boarding academy in the South. Founded in 1909, Hargrave Military Academy is located one block west of Chatham's Main Street. The Academy excels at preparing a student in critical mainstream academic skills, English and math, with further extensive preparation in the arts and sciences. Recent graduates are attending such schools as the University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, Vanderbilt, The Citadel, and the U.S. Naval Academy and the U.S. Military Academy.

Exposure to leadership, responsibility and moral values is experienced daily by Hargrave Cadets. 23 athletic programs offered. Recently upgraded sports venues, including a 50m indoor pool, six lighted tennis courts and professional style ball field, enhance student sports. The Academy also maintains nationally recognized Post-Graduate football and basketball programs.

While Hargrave is primarily a male boarding school, female day students are welcomed. Some financial aid is offered. Hargrave has an independent military program. The school is affiliated with the Baptist General Association of Virginia (BGAV).