Carlbrook School is a private, coeducational, college preparatory boarding school located on 200 acres (0.81 km2) in Halifax, Virginia. The school serves approximately 130 students in grades 9-12 and is nonsectarian in orientation. Admission to Carlbrook is selective, focusing primarily on students of high aptitude and potential who have struggled academically or socially in previous educational environments. Carlbrook School is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the Virginia Council for Private Education, and is a member of the Secondary School Admission Test Board the Small Boarding Schools Association, and the Educational Records Bureau. The mission of Carlbrook School is to help students “discover, internalize, and effectively utilize the intellectual and personal resources necessary to succeed in life.” The school follows a quarter-based academic calendar and awards the high school Diploma in accordance with Virginia Department of Education guidelines. Coursework is demanding, with multiple Advanced Placement courses and several advanced and dual-enrollment offerings; in addition to the school’s academic requirements, graduating students must also demonstrate leadership and character through extracurricular involvement and/or community service. Over the past decade, Carlbrook students have been accepted at over 500 colleges and universities nationwide