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Boarding High School in Mercer County NJ

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Peddie School, located in Hightstown, New Jersey (50 miles from New York City), is a private, coeducational, college preparatory, boarding and day school offering Grades 9 - 12.

Bordering Peddie Lake, our picturesque campus features 57 buildings that overlook approximately 280 acres. Peddie School is located in Hightstown, N.J., approximately eight miles from Princeton and 50 miles from both New York City and Philadelphia.

Newark's Liberty Airport is only about 45 minutes from Peddie and is easily acccessible. New York's La Guardia and JFK airports are a little more than an hour from campus. Students may also fly into Philadelphia, which is slightly over an hour from Peddie.


School / Office Address: 201 South Main Street
Hightstown
New Jersey
USA
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From the N.J. Turnpike:
Take the N.J. Turnpike Exit 8 (not 8A). Follow Route 33 West, to the first light. Turn left onto Maxwell, then go straight and turn right onto Ward Street. Go over bridge, then take second left into the Peddie School driveway.

From Princeton or the Princeton Junction Train Station:
Take Route 571 east to Hightstown. At the light in the center of Hightstown, turn right and then take the next left onto Ward Street. Follow Ward Street through the intersection with South Main Street, and turn right into the Peddie driveway. Follow signs to Annenberg Hall. The Admission Office is on the main floor at the north end.

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