The school district itself consists of Fishers Island, an area in the Town of Southold.
[3] The school population declined by about 50 when the U.S. Army closed its base on Fishers Island.
[3] As of 1997[update] taxation provides most of the school's revenues, with additional money from tuition.
[3] It allows people living in mainland Connecticut and Rhode Island to send their children to the school.
A parent of a student would additionally pay $1,500 each year for tickets for the ferry.
[6] The school aims to have class sizes up to ten, so therefore according to Candice Rudd of Newsday admissions have become "competitive".
[3] Students who attend include those from, in addition to Fishers Island, those from Connecticut towns of Mystic, New London, Noank, Stonington, and Waterford.
The latter two aspects and campus features were ones Verde referred to as being something typical of private schools.