Presbyterian Pan American School is a college preparatory school, grounded in Christian love and service, for young people from the Americas and beyond. Our mission is to challenge these students academically, spiritually, emotionally and physically in order to prepare them for lives that demonstrate Leadership, Inquiry, Faith, and Enterprise (LIFE).

We are a mission agency of the Synod of the Sun, affiliated by covenant agreements with the Synod, the Presbyterian Church (USA), and with the national church in Mexico.

The school is incorporated as a nonprofit institution. It is governed by a 20-member Board of Trustees; 9 are elected by the Synod of the Sun of the Presbyterian Church (USA), 2 by the National Presbyterian Church of Mexico, and the remaining nine by the members of the board.

Funding sources for yearly Operating budget: Tuition (42%), Governing Bodies (20%), Gifts from churches, individuals, alumni, board, foundations (11%), Endowment (13%), Restricted (6%), and Misc. (8%).

Assets include a physical plant valued conservatively at $3.7 million and an endowment of over $4 million. The school allocated more than $500,000 last year for financial aid.

Community
At any one time, the school may have Catholics, Presbyterians, Baptists, Methodists, Mormons, and Buddhists living on campus. Our goal is to give you factual knowledge of the Bible so that you can wrestle with its meaning for your life, and to provide a solid base of knowledge that will sharpen skills in problem solving, critical thinking, and research to assure success in college.

You will also find that several of the faculty and staff also live on campus (President, Chaplain, Activities Director, Admissions Director, Dean of Girls, Dean of Boys, and school Nurse). Each adult community member encourages student participation in all activities of the campus, from spiritual services to athletic activities. By doing so, each adult member serves as a positive role model for the young members of the community.

Faculty
The faculty members are well-qualified by education, their temperament, and from their teaching experience. They make your subjects come alive by relating them to your own life experiences. Faculty members become more than teachers, they become your friends. Various faculty members are involved in the students' lives beyond the classroom as advisers and/or sponsors for various activities on or off campus.

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The school is located on an 670-acre campus, most of which was given by Mrs. Henrietta King, wife of Capt. Richard King--founder of the famous King Ranch. The School is five miles south of Kingsville, Texas, 165 miles south of San Antonio, within 120 miles of the Mexican border, and 240 miles north of Monterey Mexico.

The beauty of the campus can be seen in its buildings--designed by renowned architect O'Neil Ford--and is enhanced by the lovely oaks, aged mesquites, towering palm trees, and saltillo walkways throughout the campus.