Rye Country Day School

Founded in 1869, Rye Country Day School is a non-sectarian day school serving Pre-K through grade 12 in Rye, New York. The campus sits about 40 minutes from Manhattan and a short drive from the Long Island Sound. Enrollment runs between 700 and 1,000 students across four divisions, which keeps class sections small while supporting a wide course catalog.

The school motto, "Not for Self, But for Service," shapes daily work. Service learning is built into the curriculum, and teachers co-design community partnerships linked to their courses. Faculty who want civic projects tied to what they teach will find that work treated as core practice, not an add-on.

Language offerings are unusually broad for a day school this size: Mandarin, French, Spanish, Latin, and more. Hiring also spans English, math, science, history, the arts, athletics, admissions, advancement, technology, and operations. Most teaching searches open between December and April for the next school year, so candidates should watch postings through the winter.

Compensation reflects a school with a $56 million operating budget and net assets above $154 million. Pay tends to sit at the upper end of the Westchester independent school market. Benefits usually include medical and dental coverage, retirement contributions, tuition remission for faculty children, and funded professional development. The pay band tracks the cost of living in lower Westchester and nearby Fairfield County, Connecticut.

For teachers commuting from New York City or southern Connecticut, Rye Country Day School is worth a close look.