Welcome to Northfield Mount Hermon (NMH). We give young people an exceptional academic experience taught by expert, caring faculty. NMH is a secular coed boarding and day school for 630 students in grades nine through 12 and postgraduate. Our beautiful wooded campus borders the Connecticut River in western Massachusetts’ beautiful Pioneer Valley. Here, we challenge students to think critically and to channel their talents to do good in the world, inspiring in them a sense of purpose.



At NMH, a constellation of adults will interact with and support students throughout the day. Classes are small (the teacher-student ratio is 1:7) and extended to allow students to explore each subject in depth. They take three major courses each semester for a total of six challenging college-preparatory courses per year.



The school offers an extensive choice of sports teams (61 to be exact), performing arts groups (in a state-of-the-art facility), clubs, and study-abroad options. More than 200 students volunteer each semester in outreach activities. Students help run our working farm, which has been in operation since the school’s founding in 1879.



Speaking of the farm, our founder believed in the dignity of labor, and that tradition continues at NMH. Every student participates in the school’s work program for four hours a week, whether they care for animals or pick asparagus on the farm, lead tours of the campus for visitors, or help with sugaring over spring break. All this helps students stay invested in the NMH community.



The school’s campus encompasses 1,100 scenic acres on the wooded banks of the Connecticut River and is near the borders of Vermont and New Hampshire, whose Mount Monadnock is visible from campus. Brattleboro, Vt. is 13 miles north of NMH, and Greenfield, Mass. is 10 miles to the south. The culturally-rich five-college region of Northampton and Amherst is a 40-minute drive south. New York City is 3½ hours south via I-91 and I-95; Boston lies 2 hours east on Route 2 or the Massachusetts Turnpike. Bradley International Airport, which serves Hartford and Springfield, is 1½ hours south on I-91.