In spite of its small size the school offers a comprehensive K-12 education comparable for the most part to many larger area schools, attested to by standardized test scores which are generally in line with state averages.
Students receive general instruction in the elementary building, but in some cases travel to the main campus for classes such as music, art, and physical education.
The term also can refer to just the main building on the campus, or to the high school grade cluster.
As renovated the Academy will be the state's first operating "High Performance School" for energy efficiency.
Following the renovation of the Academy Building there are plans to remove the gym and rebuild a new structure of appropriate size.
On the opposite end of the gym is a chapel which was moved across the town to its present location, known now as "The Annex".
Just north of this complex is Minden Hall, which was built on-site after part of the previous structure was moved onto a new foundation nearby on the common.
A few miles north of campus is the Academy Woodlot, a school-owned forest which is carefully managed by the high school forestry program.