Rectory School

Rectory School is a coed boarding and day school in Pomfret, Connecticut, serving 201 to 300 students from early childhood through eighth grade. That grade span is the unusual part. Most boarding programs in New England start in ninth grade, but Rectory takes boarders much younger. The choice shapes dorm life, class size, and the daily rhythm of teaching.

The school has no religious affiliation. Community life runs on a four-word creed: Responsibility, Respect, Honesty, and Compassion. The mission centers on individual learning styles and needs, so faculty here work with a wider range of learners than a typical prep school would see. Spanish and Chinese language programs give teachers room to build early cross-cultural coursework.

Rectory School is on solid financial footing. Recent filings show about $44 million in net assets on roughly $19 million in revenue, with fundraising up year over year. For job candidates, that stability tends to support steady salaries, benefits, and program budgets — not the cuts some small schools face.

Faculty and staff hiring usually clusters around lower and middle school classroom teachers, language instructors, learning specialists, coaches, and residential life staff. Because boarding starts young, dorm parent roles carry real weight and often pair with teaching duties, campus housing, and meals during the school term. Benefits packages typically reflect that residential commitment.

For teachers drawn to younger students and a rural Connecticut campus within reach of Hartford, Providence, and Boston, Rectory School offers a specific kind of job that is getting harder to find.