1 8 - 1 9 ▁school ▁year , ▁with ▁an ▁overall ▁out lay ▁for ▁financial ▁aid ▁of ▁$ 2 . 8 ▁million . ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁first ▁African - American ▁student ▁did ▁not ▁enter ▁St . ▁Mark ' s ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁ 4 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁school ' s ▁ 8 7 7 ▁boys ▁are ▁now ▁students ▁of ▁color , ▁a ▁group ▁that ▁includes ▁boys ▁who ▁identify ▁as ▁African ▁American , ▁Asian ▁American , ▁and ▁His pan ic . ▁ ▁Gr adu ation ▁requirements ▁include ▁participation ▁in ▁the ▁fresh man - year ▁ 1 0 - day ▁P ec os ▁camp ing ▁trip ▁and ▁ 4 ▁years ▁of ▁physical ▁education ▁( and / or ▁participation ▁on ▁sports ▁teams ). ▁All ▁students ▁must ▁perform ▁ 4 ▁years ▁of ▁community ▁service ▁( 1 5 + ▁hours / year ). ▁Stud ents ▁must ▁also ▁take ▁the ▁equivalent ▁ 1 8 ▁full - year ▁courses ▁during ▁Upper ▁School , ▁including ▁ 4 ▁years ▁of ▁English ▁and ▁ 3 ▁years ▁each ▁of ▁lab ▁science , ▁social ▁studies , ▁mathematics , ▁and ▁a ▁foreign ▁language , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁one ▁year ▁of ▁a ▁fine ▁art . ▁In ▁addition , ▁all ▁students ▁must ▁satisf actor ily ▁complete ▁a ▁Senior ▁Ex hib ition , ▁in ▁which ▁each ▁boy ▁creates ▁a ▁project ▁that ▁demonstr ates ▁a ▁special ▁talent , ▁skill , ▁or ▁interest ▁to ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁student ▁body . ▁ ▁Academ ics ▁ ▁SM ▁academ ics ▁can ▁be ▁summar ized