. 6 % ▁Black , ▁ 1 . 4 % ▁Asian ▁and ▁ 0 . 5 % ▁two ▁or ▁more ▁races . ▁ ▁Mount ▁Saint ▁Mary ▁Academy ▁has ▁been ▁acc red ited ▁by ▁the ▁Middle ▁States ▁Association ▁of ▁Colleg es ▁and ▁School s ▁Commission ▁on ▁Second ary ▁School s ▁since ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁It ▁holds ▁membership ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Association ▁of ▁Independent ▁School s , ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Association ▁of ▁Independent ▁School s , ▁the ▁National ▁Catholic ▁Edu c ational ▁Association , ▁the ▁College ▁Board , ▁and ▁the ▁Edu c ational ▁Records ▁Bureau . ▁ ▁Camp us ▁The ▁campus ▁is ▁situated ▁on ▁a ▁r idge ▁of ▁the ▁Watch ung ▁Mountains , ▁over looking ▁surrounding ▁sub urban ▁towns ▁and ▁the ▁sky line ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁which ▁is ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁east . ▁ ▁The ▁school , ▁a ▁spons ored ▁work ▁of ▁the ▁Sister s ▁of ▁Mer cy , ▁is ▁a ▁non pro fit ▁organization ▁govern ed ▁by ▁a ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees . ▁Its ▁Al um na e ▁Association , ▁composed ▁of ▁about ▁ 4 , 1 0 0 ▁gradu ates , ▁provides ▁support ▁for ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁school ▁functions . ▁The ▁school ' s ▁physical ▁plant ▁is ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁Sister s ▁of ▁Mer cy ▁of ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁ ▁The ▁recent ▁$ 4 . 2 ▁million ▁renov ation ▁on ▁windows , ▁doors , ▁and ▁structure ▁are ▁one ▁of ▁many ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁school . ▁The ▁average ▁tu ition ▁is ▁$ 2 2 , 6 0 0 ▁for