Grier School For Girls is an all-girls boarding school founded in 1853 in Tyrone, Pennsylvania near Penn State University. Its school symbol is a green and white shield with a pine tree. The school is located in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains  and currently enrolls students in grades 7 to 12. Currently, the school enrolls 300 students from 22 states and 12 foreign countries. The annual tuition is $46,800. The school motto is Mens Sano In Corpore Sano, meaning "Sound Mind in a Sound Body." Grier students live in dormitories housed in the main complex of buildings as well as in dormitories that are called "Cottages." Two girls share one bedroom and a bathroom with the next two students down the hall. Each dorm is supervised by a pair of housemothers who are mature women who have raised families. The housemothers takes care of all the girls in the dorm. The school kitchen staff provides food everyday for breakfast,lunch, and dinner. School counselors help students to adjust well to life at school. The college counselor works with all students at all age levels as they perpare for college. There is a Health Center on campus, staffed by RN's. Grier School is also host to Grier Summer Campsduring the summer months, which is a "sleep away" camp that also offers day camper programs. The summer camps attract students who enjoy horseback riding, dance, creative arts and theater. At Grier summer camps, ages 7 to 18 may attend.
 
Grier girls and Kiski boys enjoy a dance together at the prom. Other schools that organize dances with Grier areGrand River Academy and Carson Long Military Institute.
 
The Grier School is a member of the following organizations:

• The Association of Boarding Schools
• Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
• National Association of Independent Schools
• National Coalition of Girls' Schools
• Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools
• Pennsylvania Department of Education
• Secondary School Admission Test Board