Case Study
Pinkerton Academy - Largest Independent High School in US Chooses FirstLight for High Speed Internet
Pinkerton Academy - Largest Independent High School in US Chooses FirstLight for High Speed Internet
CASE STUDY CHALLENGE Pinkerton Academy, located in Derry, New Hampshire, is the largest independent high school in the US. The primary source of funding for the Academy is public tuition. Via contracts with area school districts, Pinkerton serves as the high school of record for the neighboring towns of Auburn, Candia, Chester, Derry, Hampstead and Hooksett, NH. Pinkerton Academy also accepts a limited number of students from other local communities on an application-based, and private-tuition basis, including more than 20 towns from New Hampshire and Massachusetts. In 2017, Pinkerton sought to connect 23 buildings across its 170+ acre campus via high speed Internet. The academy also has what it refers to as its “1:1 initiative,” which is a program designed to put “more devices