Bellows Free Academy, Fairfax or BFA is a public K-12 school in Fairfax, Vermont

Fairfax, Vermont

Fairfax is a town in Franklin County, Vermont, United States. The population was 3,765 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 40.5 square miles , of which, 40.2 square miles of it is land and 0.3 square miles of it ...

. About 950 students attend,with an average graduating class of 12, from Fairfax and the surrounding towns of Fletcher

Fletcher, Vermont

Fletcher is a town in Franklin County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,179 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 38.0 square miles , of which, 37.8 square miles of it is land and 0.2 square miles of it ...

, Georgia

Georgia, Vermont

Georgia is a town in Franklin County, Vermont, United States. The population was 4,375 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 45.2 square miles , of which, 39.5 square miles of it is land and 5.7 square miles of it ...

, Fairfield

Fairfield, Vermont

Fairfield is a town in Franklin County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,800 at the 2000 census. It is believed President Chester A...

, and Westford

Westford, Vermont

Westford is a town in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. The population was 2,087 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 39.3 square miles , of which 39.3 square miles is land and 0.04 square mile is...

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Academics

Tuition was $9,870 in 2009-2010. This tuition was paid by towns sending students to the school, sometimes from outside the school district.

History

Hiram Bellows bought 4 acres (1.6 ha) of land and left money for the construction of a free school in Fairfax, Vermont. Bellows Free Academy was built from the money earned in stocks willed to the town by Mr. Bellows. The stocks were invested in the Chicago Rock Island Railway

Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad

The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...

. When the stocks earned $250,000, the school was constructed.

The original school burned on January 14, 1941.

Athletics

The school mascot is the Donkey. It competes as a division IV school. School colors are maroon and white.

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